Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the TKR Surgery and Rheumatology Clinic patients from the OA Knee study.
| Â | Rheumatology | Surgical | Â | 95% CI | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | Mean Diff | Lower | Upper | P-value |
Age (years) | 102 | 64.2 | (11.3) | 109 | 71.1 | (8.5) | -6.9 | -9.6 | -4.2 | 0.001 |
SF-36 Dimensions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical Function | 97 | 28.2 | (22.4) | 95 | 21.2 | (18.2) | 7.0 | 1.2 | 12.8 | 0.019 |
Role Physical | 96 | 11.5 | (22.0) | 99 | 12.9 | (26.3) | -1.4 | -8.3 | 5.4 | 0.684 |
Bodily Pain | 100 | 32.0 | (19.5) | 104 | 36.3 | (23.4) | -4.3 | -10.3 | 1.6 | 0.154 |
General Health | 94 | 43.9 | (22.9) | 96 | 57.3 | (23.8) | -13.3 | -20.0 | -6.6 | 0.001 |
Vitality | 98 | 36.9 | (19.0) | 99 | 42.3 | (19.3) | -5.4 | -10.8 | 0.0 | 0.050 |
Social Function | 100 | 53.1 | (30.6) | 101 | 53.6 | (27.6) | -0.5 | -8.6 | 7.6 | 0.910 |
Role Emotional | 95 | 41.1 | (44.2) | 99 | 44.1 | (44.6) | -3.1 | -15.6 | 9.5 | 0.632 |
Mental Health | 99 | 62.7 | (20.9) | 100 | 68.2 | (18.8) | -5.5 | -11.0 | 0.1 | 0.054 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 71 |  | (69.6%) | 59 |  | (54.1%) | (15.5%) | (2.4%) | (27.8%) | 0.021†|
Male | 31 | Â | (30.4%) | 50 | Â | (45.9%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 102 | Â | (100%) | 109 | Â | (100%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |