Table 2 Demographics of both groups and clinical findings in hand osteoarthritis group

Patient/hand no.

20/20

31/31

Total no. of evaluated joints^c

180

279

Age, years^a

53 (46–63)

56 (47–63)

0,072

BMI^a

30,45 (21,48 - 44,4)

27,57 (20,76 - 43,75)

0,195

Gender, female ^b

15 (95,0)

30 (96,8)

0,750

Dominant hand evaluated^b

18 (90,0)

30 (96,8)

0,315

Ever smokers^b

9 (45,0)

10 (32.3)

0,358

Postmenopausal females^b

17 (89,5)

26 (86,7)

0,770