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Table 1 Demographic data and disease characteristics of the patients

From: Efficacy of intraarticular botulinum toxin A and intraarticular hyaluronate plus rehabilitation exercise in patients with unilateral ankle osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

BoNT-A group (n = 38)

HA group (n = 37)

Age (years)

49.5 ± 10.9

50.6 ± 10.3

Male, n (%)

23 (60.5)

23 (62.2)

Weight (kg)

67.5 ± 8.1

67.0 ± 10.5

Height (cm)

166.5 ± 6.5

165.1 ± 8.1

Etiology of OA, secondary OA (%)

27 (71.1)

27(73.0)

Light worker, n (%)

28 (73.7)

27 (73.0)

Side of ankle injected, left, n (%)

13 (34.2)

12 (32.4)

Disease duration (years)

5.6 ± 3.7

5.3 ± 4.0

Total AOS

4.9 ± 1.5

4.7 ± 1.0

Pain subscale

4.5 ± 1.3

4.5 ± 1.1

Disability subscale

5.2 ± 1.9

5.0 ± 1.3

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).
  2. BoNT-A = Botulinum toxin type A; HA = Hyaluronate; OA = Osteoarthritis; AOS = Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale.