Baseline characteristics
Arthritis, pain, KOA knee pain, KOA
ARTHRITIS, KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
There was no statistically significant variation between HCs and KOA knee pain subjects following gender, age, or BMI (Baseline characteristics of KOA knee pain patients in different treatment groups and healthy controls.Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HCs, healthy controls; KOA, knee osteoarthritis; MPQ, McGill pain questionnaire; PB, placebo group; SA, sham acupuncture group; SC, celecoxib group; SF‐12, 12‐item short‐form health survey; VA, verum acupuncture group; VAS, visual analog scale; WL, waiting list group; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.Kruskal‐Wallis Mann–Whitney 