Research Article
Exploring the Involvement of NLRP3 and IL-1β in Osteoarthritis of the Hand: Results from a Pilot Study
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study populations.
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EHOA: erosive osteoarthritis of the hand; NEHOA: nonerosive osteoarthritis of the hand; NA: not applicable; BMI: body mass index; K-L grade: Kellgren-Lawrence grade; CV: cardiovascular; HOA: osteoarthritis of the hand; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C reactive protein; VAS: visual analogue scale; FIHOA: functional index for hand osteoarthritis. values <0.05 were considered significant. aANOVA test for multiple comparison; b contingency table method; cchi square test; dMann-Whitney test; eunpaired -test. °EHOA group vs. control group: ; EHOA group vs. NEHOA group: ; NEHOA group vs. control group: ( value was estimated by -test). #EHOA group vs. control group: ; EHOA group vs. NEHOA group: ; NEHOA group vs. control group: ( value was estimated by the chi square test). ##EHOA group vs. control group: ; EHOA group vs. NEHOA group: ; NEHOA group vs. control group: ( value was estimated by the chi square test). °°EHOA group vs. control group: ; EHOA group vs. NEHOA group: ; NEHOA group vs. control group: ( value was estimated by -test). |