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Table 1 Basic demographics of the 68 patients

From: Effect of a tailor-made hydrotherapy on physical functions in patients after unilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty—A feasibility study

 

Hydrotherapy group (n = 19)

Convention group (n = 49)

P-value

Age (years)

67.95 ± 4.58

70.53 ± 5.85

0.089

Sex

 Male

7 (25.9)

(36.8)

20 (74.1)

(40.8)

1.000

 Female

12 (29.3)

(63.2)

29 (70.7)

(59.2)

 

Surgical side

 Left

9 (26.5)

(47.4)

25 (73.5)

(51.0)

1.000

 Right

10 (29.4)

(52.6)

24 (70.6)

(49.0)

 

Body height (cm)

158.16 ± 8.32

157.88 ± 8.14

0.900

Body weight (kg)

71.68 ± 11.14

70.06 ± 9.87

0.559

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean

28.68 ± 4.15

28.06 ± 3.02

0.501

 Normala

0

1 (100.0)

(2.0)

0.771

 Overweighta

3 (33.3)

(15.8)

6 (66.7)

(12.2)

 

 Obesea

16 (27.6)

(84.2)

42 (72.4)

(85.7)

 
  1. a BMI (Asian Standards) was used according to the WHO/IASO/IOTF. The Asia–Pacific perspective: redefining obesity and its treatment. Health communication Australia Pty Ltd.; 2000. Where BMI below 18.5 is underweight; from 18.5–22.9 is normal; from 23–24.9 is overweight; from 25–34.9 is obese
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