Table 1 Patients’ demographics and baseline characteristics.

From: Medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy for the treatment of degenerative varus knee osteoarthritis in geriatric patients: a retrospective study

Variables

Group G (n = 34)

Group Y (n = 42)

P

Age

67.3 ± 4.9

51.4 ± 4.1

0.000†

Gender (F/M)

6/28

12/30

0.265

BMI

26.0 ± 2.7

27.0 ± 3.4

0.159

Disease duration (year)

5.1 ± 3.9

4.6 ± 4.1

0.625

Surgical side (left/right/bilateral)

17/14/3

11/19/12

0.036†

Comorbidities (hypertension/CHD/diabetes mellitus)

 0

10

23

0.041†

 1

18

17

 ≥ 2

6

2

  1. BMI body mass index, CHD coronary heart disease.
  2. †P < 0.05, significant variables.
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