From: Effect of hip abductor strengthening exercises in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Characteristic | Hip exercise group n = 42 | Control group n = 44 | p value |
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Age (years) | 62.8 ± 6.80* | 62.5 ± 8.4* | 0.85 |
Sex (male:female) | 4:38 | 3:41 | 0.71 |
Weight (kg) | 65.3 ± 11.7* | 61.2 ± 9.1* | 0.07 |
Height (cm) | 158.1 ± 7.4* | 156.5 ± 6.3* | 0.26 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 5.2* | 25.1 ± 4.4* | 0.3 |
Side (right:left) | 20:22 | 21:23 | 1.0 |
KL-classification (II/III) | 16:26 | 16:28 | 0.87 |
Tibiofemoral angle | 180.86 ± 2.96* | 180.71 ± 2.57* | 0.65 |
Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 1.0 |