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Table 1 Comparison of baseline percentages of positive findings in treatment and control groups

From: Effects of AR7 Joint Complex on arthralgia for patients with osteoarthritis: Results of a three-month study in Shanghai, China

 

Positive (%)

  

Items

Treatment

(n = 44)

Control

(n = 45)

Χ2 Value

P Value

Age

63.27

61.82

  

Sex

M/F (15.9/84.1)

M/F (31.1/68.9)

2.852

0.091

X-ray findings*

100%

100%

  

Taking medication

45.5

31.1

1.93

0.164

Joint pain

95.5

82.2

2.69

0.101

Joint stiffness

47.7

53.3

0.28

0.597

Joint tenderness

84.1

77.8

0.57

0.449

Joint activity limitation

61.4

46.7

1.93

0.164

  1. *All patients recruited to the study showed similar degrees of x-ray findings including joint space narrowing, eburnation, and osteophytes.
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