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Table 1 Patient reported characteristics of included patients at baseline (n = 104)

From: Family practice nurses supporting self-management in older patients with mild osteoarthritis: a randomized trial

Characteristic

Intervention N = 51

Control N = 53

T

Chi2

p-value

 

%

n

%

n

   

Gender

       

   F

76.5

39

75.5

40

   

   M

23.5

12

24.5

13

 

0.014

0.91

Type of osteoarthritis

       

   Knee

52.9

27

54.7

29

   

   Hip

17.6

9

22.6

12

   

   Both

29.4

15

22.6

12

 

0.795

0.67

Education

       

   Primary or lower secondary

54.0

27

50.0

25

   

   Upper secondary or further

46.0

23

50.0

25

 

0.160

0.69

Age

 

SD

 

SD

   

   Mean

75.63

6.68

73.47

6.01

-1.73

 

0.09

   Median

74

 

73