Table 1

Patient demographics

Concomitant use group (Loxoprofen and Boiogito)

Loxoprofen group (Loxoprofen)

p-value

Number of patients

24

23

-

Sex Female

19

18

-

Male

5

5

-

Average age

68.3 +/- 10.0

71.5 +/- 6.0

N.S

Height (cm)

154.0 +/- 6.9

152.5 +/- 6.2

N.S

Weight (kg)

61.7 +/- 6.2

62.3 +/- 5.7

N.S

Average period of symptoms

14.5 +/- 30

25.0 +/- 23.1

N.S

Knee score in Knee Society Rating System

75.0 +/- 15.1

72.8 +/- 16.0

N.S

Functional score in Knee Society Rating System

32.2 +/- 6.3

28.4 +/- 6.4

N.S

Number of Kellgren-Lawrence Grade

II: 2

II: 2

-

III:22

III:21

Data is shown as mean and standard deviation.

Majima et al. Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology 2012 4:3   doi:10.1186/1758-2555-4-3