Research Article

Predictive Models for Knee Pain in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals Based on Machine Learning Methods

Table 1

The characteristics of the study population.

Knee painNo knee pain

16903696
Age64.0 (54.0, 74.0)64.0 (53.0, 74.0)0.202
Gender (female), (%)962 (56.9%)1758 (47.6%)< 0.001
Race, (%)0.383
 Non-Hispanic white977 (57.8%)2150 (58.2%)
 Non-Hispanic black320 (18.9%)643 (17.4%)
 Mexican American296 (17.5%)658 (17.8%)
 Others97 (5.7%)245 (6.6%)
Education, (%)0.029
 Below high school591 (35.0%)1223 (33.1%)
 High school424 (25.1%)855 (23.1%)
 Above high school675 (39.9%)1618 (43.8%)
Hypertension (yes), (%)917 (54.3%)1648 (44.6%)< 0.001
Diabetes (yes), (%)305 (18.0%)549 (14.9%)0.003
Pain elsewhere (yes), (%)1192 (70.5%)1247 (33.7%)< 0.001
Moderate activity (yes), (%)683 (40.4%)1663 (45.0%)0.002
Vigorous activity (yes), (%)255 (15.1%)734 (19.9%)< 0.001
Smoking (yes), (%)920 (54.4%)2014 (54.5%)0.994
Drinking (yes), (%)315 (18.6%)638 (17.3%)0.234
BMI (kg/m2)29.1 (25.8, 33.3)27.1 (24.1, 30.6)< 0.001
Waist circumference (cm)102.5 (93.5, 111.8)98.2 (89.4, 107.3)< 0.001
Albumin (g/L)42.0 (40.0, 44.0)42.0 (40.0, 44.0)0.002
Phosphorus (mg/dL)3.7 (3.4, 4.1)3.7 (3.4, 4.0)0.075
Total calcium (mg/dL)9.5 (9.2, 9.7)9.5 (9.2, 9.7)0.590
Triglycerides (mg/dL)128.0 (89.0, 184.8)123.0 (85.0, 179.0)0.018
Cholesterol (mg/dL)205.0 (179.0, 234.8)205.0 (180.0, 233.0)0.608
Vitamin D (nmol/L)55.7 (39.7, 70.6)58.1 (43.4, 72.9)< 0.001
eGFR (ml/min/)77.9 (20.6)78.4 (20.6)0.410

BMI: body mass index; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.