20 January 2025 : Clinical Research
Five-Year Impact of Weight Loss on Knee Pain and Quality of Life in Obese Patients
Mehmet Cenk Belibağlı
ABCDEFG 1*, Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen ABCDEFG 2
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946550
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946550
Table 1 The mean values of the variables.
| Initial (2018) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | P | *P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 102.4±21.4 | 86.2±18.7 | 89.8±19.1 | 88.2±19.4 | 88.1±19.2 | 86.9±18.3 | <0.001 | |
| BMI | 38.4±6.9 | 32.4±6.3 | 33.7±6.4 | 33.1±6.4 | 33.1±6.6 | 32.6±6.3 | <0.001 | |
| EQ-5D | 0.55±0.4 | 0.60±0.4 | 0.62±0.4 | 0.63±0.4 | 0.61±0.4 | 0.61±0.4 | <0.001 | =0.015 |
| WOMAC | 34.7±18.1 | 34.4±18.2 | 31.9±17.7 | 28.2±17.2 | 24.2±16.3 | 24.2±16.3 | <0.001 | |
| VAS | 5.5±1.8 | 5.2±1.8 | 4.6±1.7 | 4.0±1.6 | 3.5±1.6 | 3.5±1.6 | <0.001 | |
| KL 1 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 36 | =0.001 | |
| KL 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | ||
| KL 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | ||
| KL 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||
| * The comparison between year 4 and 5. BMI – body mass ındex; EQ-5D – EuroQOL 5-dimension questionnaire; WOMAC – Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; VAS – visual analog scale; KL – Kellgren-Lawrence Classification of Osteoarthritis. | ||||||||