Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the three groups.

Parameter #

‘H’ Patterns

‘I’ Patterns

‘A’ Patterns

p *

Median ± IQR

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

NS vs. CS vs. HA

Age K/L-II

 

 

 

0.997

Control group (NS)

63 (62-64)

62 (61-63)

62 (61-63)

IA-CS group (CS)

63 (62-64)

62 (61-63)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

62 (61-63)

64 (63-66)

62 (61-63)

Age K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

64 (63-65)

63 (61-64)

62 (61-63)

IA-CS group (CS)

62 (61-63)

63 (62-64)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

64 (63-65)

63 (62-64)

63 (61-65)

BMI K/L-II

 

 

 

0.995

Control group (NS)

24.5 (24-26)

23.5 (22.5-24.2)

23.0 (22.0-24.0)

IA-CS group (CS)

24.7 (23.2-26.2)

24.5 (23.5-25.5)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

24.5 (23.5-26.5)

24.7 (23.7-25.7)

23.3 (22.3-24.3)

BMI K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

25.5 (24.0-27.0)

25.0 (24.0-26.5)

23.5 (22.5-24.5)

IA-CS group (CS)

25.9 (25.2-27.0)

25.5 (24.5-27.5)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

25.5 (25.0-27.0)

24.5 (24.0-26.0)

24.0 (23.5-25.5)

Gender K/L-II

 

 

 

1.000

Control group (NS)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

IA-CS group (CS)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

Gender K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

IA-CS group (CS)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

♀-15/♂-10

PW (VAS mm.) K/L-II

     

0.993

Control group (NS)

41 (39-42)

43 (42-44)

45 (44-47)

IA-CS group (CS)

41 (40-42)

43 (41-45)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

41 (39-42)

43 (41-45)

45 (43-48)

PW (VAS mm.) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

48 (47-49)

50󠄀 (49-52)

52 (51-54)

IA-CS group (CS)

48 (47-49)

50 (48-52)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

48 (47-50)

50 (48-53)

53(52-55)

F (WOMAC-C) K/L-II

     

0.953

Control group (NS)

32 (31-33)

33 (32-35)

36 (35-37)

IA-CS group (CS)

32 (31-33)

34 (32-36)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

31 (31-33)

34 (32-36)

36 (34-37)

F (WOMAC-C) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

38 (37-39)

41 (39-42)

43 (42-44)

IA-CS group (CS)

38 (37-39)

41 (39-42)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

38 (36-40)

41 (39-43)

43 (41-45)

s-CTX-I (ng/mL) K/L-II

 

 

 

0.913

Control group (NS)

520 (460-600)

590 (530-650)

650 (600-700)

IA-CS group (CS)

520 (470-590)

580 (520-640)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

525 (465-600)

595 (530-660)

655 (610-700)

s-CTX-I (ng/mL) K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

560 (500-620)

645 (600-700)

715 (650-780)

IA-CS group (CS)

555 (500-610)

650 (600-700)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

564 (510-620)

654 (604-700)

720 (660-790)

u-CTX-II (ng/mmol Cr) K/L-II

 

 

 

0.912

Control group (NS)

346 (300-390)

378 (330-415)

456 (416-496)

IA-CS group (CS)

350 (295-390)

375 (325 -420)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

354 (304-394)

382 (334-420)

464 (420-500)

u-CTX-II (ng/mmol Cr) K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

378 (318-438)

418 (350-478)

476 (426-526)

IA-CS group (CS)

380 (320-435)

415 (350-475)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

384 (324-442)

423 (353-483)

484 (430-530)

mJSW (mm.) K/L-II

     

0.956

Control group (NS)

4.4 (3.9-4.9)

4.3 (4.0-4.6)

4.2 (3.8-4.6)

IA-CS group (CS)

4.4 (3.9-4.9)

4.3 (3.8-4.8)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

4.4 (4.0-4.8)

4.3 (3.9-4.7)

4.2 (3.8-4.6)

mJSW (mm.) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

3.6 (3.1-4.1)

3.5 (3.0-4.0)

3.4 (2.9-3.9)

IA-CS group (CS)

3.6 (3.1-4.1)

3.5 (3.0-4.0)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

3.6 (3.2-4.0)

3.5 (3.1-3.9)

3.4 (3.0-3.8)

AP spine L1-L4 BMD (g/cm2) K/L-II

     

0.948

Control group (NS)

1.3 (1.0-1.5)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

IA-CS group (CS)

1.3 (1.0-1.6)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

0.8 (0.6-0.9)

AP spine L1-L4 BMD (g/cm2) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

IA-CS group (CS)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.6 (0.53-0.67)

Total hip BMD (g/cm2) K/L-II

     

0.947

Control group (NS)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

0.45 (0.39-0.51)

IA-CS group (CS)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

0.6 (0.55-0.7)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

0.6 (0.5-0.65)

0.45 (0.38-0.51)

Total hip BMD (g/cm2) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

0.71 (0.61-0.81)

0.51 (0.43-0.60)

0.35 (0.32-0.38)

IA-CS group (CS)

0.73 (0.63-0.83)

0.52 (0.42-0.62)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

0.72 (0.62-0.82)

0.5 (0.41-0.61)

0.35 (0.33-0.37)

Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) K/L-II

     

0.946

Control group (NS)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

0.7 (0.6-0.8)

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

IA-CS group (CS)

0.92 (0.75-1.1)

0.73 (0.61-0.8)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.7 (0.62-0.78)

0.5 (0.43-0.57)

Femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) K/L-III

     

Control group (NS)

0.81 (0.67-0.91)

0.63 (0.6-0.68)

0.4 (0.36-0.44)

IA-CS group (CS)

0.82 (0.7-0.92)

0.64 (0.6-0.7)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

0.63 (0.6-0.67)

0.42 (0.38-0.44)

Total body BMD (g/cm2) K/L-II

 

 

 

0.945

Control group (NS)

1.5 (1.3-1.7)

1.4 (1.3-1.5)

1.3 (1.2-1.4)

IA-CS group (CS)

1.6 (1.3-1.9)

1.4 (1.3-1.6)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

1.5 (1.4-1.6)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

Total body BMD (g/cm2) K/L-III

 

 

 

Control group (NS)

1.4 (1.3-1.5)

1.3 (1.2-1.4)

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

IA-CS group (CS)

1.4 (1.3-1.6)

1.3 (1.2-1.5)

 

IA-MMWHA (HA)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

#- Each study subgroup included 25 subjects; *-All interim comparisons were performed with Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc for the final analyses; PW- Pain at walking by visual analogue scale; F (WOMAC-C) - Functional ability by WOMAC function scale; s-CTX-I - Serum CTX-I, the values are given in nanogram per milliliter; u-CTX-II - Urine CTX-II, the values are given as corrected concentration of uctx-II for urinary creatinine concentration in ng/mmol Cr; mJSW-mean joint space width.