Table 1: Patient characteristics.

NSAIDs SIAI Probability
  Average age (years)   59.68   46.40   0.005
Body mass index (kg/m2) 28.60±5 30.21±4.93 0.07
Topography of knee osteoarthritis
PF* 2 2 0.12
FT** 14 5
Overall 19 28
Kellgren and Lawrence classification
Stage 1 1 1 0.064
Stage 2 7 0
Stage 3 25 24
Stage 4 2 10
Affected knee
Right 20 18 0.07
Left 15 17

* Patello-femoral
** Femoral-tibial