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Baseline measures of osteoarthritis and related impairment. |
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| Variable |
Sequence A SAMe – Celecoxib (N = 28) |
Sequence B Celecoxib – SAMe (N = 29) |
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| N (%) |
N (%) |
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| Tenderness in Knee* |
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| None |
5 (18.5%) |
6 (20.7%) |
| Slight |
9 (33.3%) |
7 (24.1%) |
| Moderate |
13 (48.1%) |
14 (48.3%) |
| Severe |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (6.9%) |
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| Swelling in Knee* |
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| None |
15 (55.6%) |
6 (20.7%) |
| Slight |
10 (37.0%) |
17 (58.6%) |
| Moderate |
2 (7.4%) |
6 (20.7%) |
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| Fluid in Knee Joint* |
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| None |
22 (81.5%) |
20 (69.0%) |
| Slight |
3 (11.1%) |
7 (24.1%) |
| Moderate |
2 (7.4%) |
2 (6.9%) |
| Redness in Knee* |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (3.4%) |
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| Walking Distance** |
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| <1 block without pain |
3 (10.7%) |
3 (10.3%) |
| <1 block with pain |
1 (3.6%) |
4 (13.8%) |
| <1 mile without pain |
1 (3.6%) |
1 (3.4%) |
| <1 mile with pain |
6 (21.4%) |
7 (24.1%) |
| >1 mile without pain |
6 (21.4%) |
4 (13.8%) |
| >1 mile with pain |
12 (42.9%) |
13 (44.8%) |
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| Basic ADL – Need Assistance with |
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| Dressing |
1 (3.6%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Transferring |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Bathing |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
| Toileting |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
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| Advanced ADL – Difficulty with |
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| Light housework |
1 (3.6%) |
4 (13.8%) |
| Heavy housework |
9 (32.1%) |
16 (55.2%) |
| Stooping / crouching |
26 (92.9%) |
27 (93.1%) |
| Getting in/out of car |
17 (60.7%) |
18 (62.1%) |
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* One patient in Sequence A had missing data. ** Multiple responses per patient were allowed. There were no statistically significant differences between the two sequences. | ||
Najm et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:6 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-5-6 |
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