Table 4: Comparative Data

Characteristics Group 1 Group 2 P-Value
Patients with Radiological Evidence of
Subchondral Cysts (n=247)
Patients with No Radiological Evidence
of Subchondral Cysts (n=559)
Demographics
Mean Age (range) (years) 66 (48-83) 66 (32-85) 1.00
Gender: Female (%) 84 76 0.009
Percentage of Males with Subchondral Cysts (%) 23   0.007
Percentage of Females with Subchondral Cysts (%) 33
Mean Body Mass Index (range) (kg/m2) 28.6 (19.8-45.0) 28.1 (18.9-46.4) 0.165
Operated Limb: Right (%) 55.1 49.6 0.149
Race      
 Chinese (%) 88.2 87.7 0.840
 Malay (%) 6.9 6.4 0.795
 Indian (%) 4.9 5.9 0.556
Pre-operative Measurements & Scores
Alignment (s.d.) (degrees)* 6 (±8) 4 (±8) 0.001
Genu Varus (%) 80.2 73.7 0.039
Knee Society Score (s.d.) 37 (±8) 36 (±8) 0.102

* Positive value indicates varus.