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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics for the study cohort (n = 179); values are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.

From: Predictors of short and long term outcome in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a prospective longitudinal study

Characteristics

 

Age (years)

29.3 (5.8)

Number (%) of females

100 (55.9)

Height (cm)

173 (9.5)

Weight (kg)

74.7 (18.6)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

24.8 (5.1)

Physical activity* (kcal/kg)

41 (7.3)

Bilateral knee pain: Number (%)

102 (57)

Duration of knee pain (months): Median (IQR)

28 (12-84)

Usual pain^

36.3 (16.6)

Worst pain^

60.5 (15.9)

Kujala Patellofemoral Score†

71.5 (9.8)

Functional index questionnaire‡

9.8 (2.1)

  1. * Physical activity over the previous week questionnaire, total energy expended per day.
  2. ^ Pain measured on a 100 mm visual analogue scale; 0 mm = no pain, 100 mm = worst pain imaginable.
  3. † 0-100 points; 100 = no disability.
  4. ‡ 0-16 points; 16 = no disability.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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