Table 1 Characteristics of experiment subjects (χ2 gender = 0.222, Fage = 1.650, both p value > 0.05).

From: Proteomic analysis of knee cartilage reveals potential signaling pathways in pathological mechanism of Kashin-Beck disease compared with osteoarthritis

KBD

OA

Sample Set

Age

Gender

Sample Set

Age

Gender

1

50

F

1

51

M

2

58

F

2

56

F

3

50

M

3

68

M

4

55

M

4

58

M

5

61

M

5

60

F

6

66

F

6

57

F

7

54

F

7

67

F

8

68

M

8

55

M

9

67

F

9

61

M

Mean

58.778

Mean

59.222

  1. OA: Osteoarthritis; KBD: Kashin-Beck Disease; Control: Normal adult; F: Female; M: Male.