Table 3

Distribution of treatments since retiring from professional football, by osteoarthritis (OA) status

TreatmentOA respondents (n=138)Non-OA respondents (n=146) p Value (χ2)
Values are expressed as frequency (%).
Surgical treatment62 (45)30 (21)<0.001
Awaiting surgical treatment19 (14)5 (3)<0.002
Non-surgical treatment82 (59)41 (28)<0.001
Medication68 (49)12 (8)<0.001