Baseline characteristics of 289 patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 59.5 (7.4) |
| Women, n (%) | 240 (83.0) |
| Postmenopausal women, n (%) | 220 (91.6) |
| Time after menopause, years | 12.1 (8.4) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.0 (4.7) |
| ACR criteria hand OA, n (%) | 226 (78.2) |
| Right handed, n (%) | 232 (80.3) |
| Hand OA subsets: | |
| Erosive OA, n (%) | 42 (14.5) |
| Age, years | 60.0 (7.5) |
| Women, n (%) | 35 (83) |
| Nodal OA, n (%) | 205 (70.7) |
| Age, years | 59.5 (7.6) |
| Women, n (%) | 180 (88) |
| Thumb base OA, n (%) | 136 (47.1) |
| Age, years | 58.9 (7.2) |
| Women, n (%) | 124 (91) |
| Additional OA sites, n (%): | |
| Knee OA | 92 (31.8) |
| Hip OA | 64 (22.1) |
| Spine OA | 232 (80.3) |
Values are means (SD) unless stated otherwise.