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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants and the prevalence of PFP and knee pain

From: Prevalence of patellofemoral pain and knee pain in the general population of Chinese young adults: a community-based questionnaire survey

 

Total

Men

Women

P value (Men vs Women)

Number of subjects

1153

477(41.4%)

676(58.6%)

Age (mean ± SD)

27.33 ± 4.38

27.39 ± 3.97

27.29 ± 4.66

0.130

BMI (mean ± SD)

21.79 ± 2.92

23.31 ± 2.92

20.72 ± 2.39

< 0.001

PFP

239 (20.7%)

97(20.3%)

142(21.2%)

0.711

Knee pain

410 (35.6%)

182(38.2%)

228(33.7%)

0.111

PFP/knee pain

239 (58.3%)

97(53.3%)

142(62.3%)

0.067