Baseline characteristics of the 105 patients whose radiographs were selected for the study
| Baseline characteristics | Mean (SD) or % |
|---|---|
| DIP, distal interphalangeal; FIHOA, Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis; NU, 0–100 normalised units (The FIHOA score ranges usually from 0 to 30. It was normalised to range from 0 to 100.); PIP, proximal interphalangeal; TMC, trapezio-metacarpal; VAS, visual analogue scale. | |
| *The FIHOA score values have been normalised by 100. | |
| Age, years | 60.9 (6.4) |
| Gender (% female) | 93 |
| Height | 160.5 (6.1) |
| Weight | 65.0 (12.2) |
| FIHOA, NU (ranges 0–100) | 36.0 (13.7)* |
| Global pain on VAS, mm (ranges 0–100) | 55.7 (15.7) |
| Handedness (right/left) (%) | 83/17 |
| Most painful joint at enrolment TMC (%) | 42.6 |
| PIP | 26.7 |
| DIP | 30.7 |