Table 1: Baseline Participant Characteristics. Values are Means ± SD, or % of the Group

Adults (n=14) Elderly Adults (n=14)

Age (years) 57.3 ± 5.1 66.6 ± 1.3

Height (cm) 168 ± 8 167 ± 9

Weight (kg) 86 ± 16 86 ± 21

Body mass index (kg/m2) 30.1 ± 4.8 30.6 ± 5.1

Women (%) 57.1 57.1

Race

  Caucasian (%) 92.9 78.6
 African-American (%) 7.1 14.3
 Hispanic (%) 0.0 7.1

Working Status

 Working (%) 57.1 42.9
 Retired (%) 7.1 50.0 *
 Disabled (%) 35.7 7.1 *

Kellgren Lawrence OA Stage

 2 (#) 9 4
 3 (#) 3 6
 4 (#) 2 4
 Mean 2.5 ± 0.8 3.0 ±0.8

Pain in both knees (%) 21.4 42.9 *

Knee pain duration (years) 6.5 ± 9.3 11.1 ± 13.3

Knee pain grown worse over last 6 months (yes, %) 21.4 35.7

Medication Use for Pain

 NSAIDs (%) 50.0 21.4
 Narcotics (%) 35.7 71.4 *
 Antidepressants (%) 57.1 78.6

* Different at p<0.05.