Table 1

Baseline participant characteristics

Participant characteristicsN=2126 subjects, 4266 knees
Age, mean (SD)68 (8)
Female, N (%)1297 (61)
BMI, mean (SD)30.8 (5.9)
Caucasian, N (%)1812 (85)
Depressive symptoms, N (%)237 (11)
Widespread pain, N (%)864 (41)
Radiographic whole knee OA, N (%)
 Knees2319 [55] (375 knees replaced)
 Subjects1391 [65] (276 with ≥1 knee replaced)
Maximal WOMAC pain, N (knees) [%]
 None1551 (36)
 Mild1348 (32)
 Moderate909 (21)
 Severe/extreme452 (11)
PPT range, kg/cm2
 Patella, median (IQR)4.7 (3.4–6.3)
 Wrist, median (IQR)3.1 (2.4–4.1)
Temporal summation, N (%)877 (41)
  • BMI, body mass index; OA, osteoarthritis; PPT, pressure pain threshold; WOMAC, Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.