Characteristics of study subjects and associations with pain and physical function: one way analysis of variance
| Mean score (range) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Bodily pain | Physical functioning | |
| *Non-Chinese (n) = Malays (2), Indians (10), other races (4); †years of education (n) = 0 years (27); 1–6 years (43); 7–10 years (35); ≥11 years (21). | |||
| Higher bodily pain scores indicate less pain (see “Methods”). | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 23 (18) | 64.5 (31–100) | 60.9 (15–100) |
| Female | 103 (82) | 56.2 (0–100) | 55.1 (0–100) |
| p Value | 0.08 | 0.29 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Chinese | 110 (87) | 59.2 (12–100) | 55.9 (0–100) |
| Non-Chinese* | 16 (13) | 47.3 (0–74) | 57.8 (30–95) |
| p Value | 0.03 | 0.76 | |
| Years of education† | |||
| 0 | 27 (21) | 53.6 (22–74) | 42.0 (0–90) |
| ≥1 | 99 (79) | 58.8 (0–100) | 60.0 (10–100) |
| p Value | 0.24 | 0.0004 | |
| Working | |||
| Yes | 45 (36) | 59.9 (12–100) | 61.2 (0–100) |
| No | 81 (64) | 56.5 (0–100) | 53.4 (0–100) |
| p Value | 0.38 | 0.08 | |
| Osteoarthritis of | |||
| Knees | 122 (97) | 58.0 (0–100) | 56.4 (0–100) |
| Hips | 11 (9) | 52.5 (22–74) | 55.5 (10–85) |
| Hands | 20 (16) | 54.7 (22–100) | 59.6 (0–100) |
| p Value | 0.65 | 0.70 | |
| Index joint | |||
| Knee | 118 (94) | 58.2 (0–100) | 56.1 (0–100) |
| Hip | 8 (6) | 50.9 (22–74) | 56.9 (10–85) |
| p Value | 0.33 | 0.93 | |
| Married | |||
| Yes | 95 (75) | 57.1 (22–100) | 56.3 (0–100) |
| No | 31 (25) | 59.6 (0–100) | 55.7 (0–100) |
| p Value | 0.55 | 0.89 | |