Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 127 patients in the Oslo Hand Osteoarthritis cohort
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Women | 116 (91.3) |
| Age, years | 68.6 (5.8) |
| Disease duration, years | 18.3 (7.2) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.3 (3.6) |
| Elevated ESR (>20 mm/h) | 80 (64.5) |
| Fulfilment of ACR clinical HOA criteria | 118 (92.9) |
| AUSCAN | |
| Pain (0–20) | 8.2 (4.0) |
| Stiffness (0–4) | 2.0 (0.9) |
| Physical function (0–36) | 15.9 (8.0) |
| FIHOA total (0–30) | 9.7 (6.3) |
| AIMS-2, hand and finger function (0–20) | 6.5 (4.6) |
Data presented as n (%) for dichotomous variables and mean (SD) for continuous demographic and patient-reported variables. For each questionnaire the range is given in brackets.
ACR, American College of Rheumatology; AIMS-2, arthritis impact measurement scales 2; AUSCAN, Australian/Canadian osteoarthritis hand index; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FIHOA, functional index of hand osteoarthritis; HOA, hand osteoarthritis.