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Table 1

Demographic features of study groups.

Characteristics IA n = 100 IV n = 100 P value
Age (years) 67.3 ± 8.3 67.3 ± 8.1 0.979
Gender
 Male 22 (22.9%) 21 (21.0%) 0.863
 Female 78 (78.0%) 79 (79.0%)
BMI (Kg/m2) 31.0 ± 2.7 30.7 ± 3.1 0.439
Cause
 Osteoarthritis 95 (95.8%) 96 (94.1%) 0.733
 Rheumatoid arthritis 5 (4.2%) 4 (5.9%)

Chi-square test, Independent sample t-test, no significant difference was observed (p > 0.05).

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