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Table 3 Demographic and baseline characteristics

From: Efficacy and safety of native type II collagen in modulating knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Parameters

Statistics

TII collagen

(N = 34)

G + C

(N = 33)

Placebo

(N = 34)

Total

(N = 101)

p-value

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

50.94 ± 7.13

51.48 ± 6.44

48.71 ± 7.31

50.37 ± 7.01

0.2272

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean ± SD

24.79 ± 2.62

25.30 ± 3.03

25.24 ± 2.34

25.11 ± 2.66

0.6857

Joint pain history (months)

Mean ± SD

13.53 ± 5.98

13.52 ± 7.54

12.24 ± 6.94

13.09 ± 6.80

0.6721

X-ray grade

Grade-II, n (%)

20 (58.82%)

20 (60.61%)

20 (58.82%)

60 (59.41%)

0.9855

Grade-III, n (%)

14 (41.18%)

13 (39.39%)

14 (41.18%)

41 (40.59%)

Index knee pain VAS score (mm)

Mean ± SD

72.65 ± 9.63

70.30 ± 7.28

71.18 ± 8.80

71.39 ± 8.61

0.5338

WOMAC total score

Mean ± SD

86.06 ± 7.57

86.67 ± 7.21

86.45 ± 6.46

86.39 ± 7.03

0.9386

WOMAC—Pain score

Mean ± SD

14.38 ± 2.07

14.88 ± 1.87

14.50 ± 1.91

14.58 ± 1.95

0.5573

WOMAC—Stiffness score

Mean ± SD

5.91 ± 1.00

6.42 ± 0.90

6.26 ± 0.90

6.20 ± 0.95

0.0754

WOMAC—physical function score

Mean ± SD

65.76 ± 5.79

65.36 ± 5.99

65.47 ± 4.77

65.53 ± 5.48

0.9538

EQ-5D – mobility score

Mean ± SD

2.97 ± 0.63

3.15 ± 0.57

3.12 ± 0.73

3.08 ± 0.64

0.4749

EQ-5D—self-care score

Mean ± SD

2.74 ± 0.86

3.00 ± 0.66

2.97 ± 0.83

2.90 ± 0.79

0.3269

EQ-5D—usual activities score

Mean ± SD

3.09 ± 0.71

3.06 ± 0.79

3.35 ± 0.65

3.17 ± 0.72

0.1859

EQ-5D—Pain or discomfort score

Mean ± SD

3.24 ± 0.70

3.12 ± 0.82

3.32 ± 0.47

3.23 ± 0.68

0.4758

EQ-5D—Anxiety or depression score

Mean ± SD

2.79 ± 0.88

2.79 ± 0.89

3.09 ± 0.67

2.89 ± 0.82

0.2318

EQ-5D—VAS score

Mean ± SD

55.09 ± 16.00

51.82 ± 16.81

56.62 ± 13.69

54.53 ± 15.52

0.4387

  1. Notes: p-values were calculated using ANOVA for continuous variables and Chi-Square/ Fisher Exact test for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviation: BMI Body mass index, G + C Glucosamine hydrochloride and Chondroitin sulfate, VAS Visual analogue scale, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index