A 6-week hip muscle strengthening and lumbopelvic-hip core stabilization program to improve pain, function, and quality of life in persons with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a feasibility pilot study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 20, 100% female)

	PFJ OA group	Control group	P value
Age (years)	50 (46, 56)	52 (49, 56)	0.6415
Height (m)	1.64 (1.60, 1.69)	1.67 (1.58, 1.73)	0.8677
Weight (kg)	102.35 (75.70, 112.30)	66.55 (60.80, 70.70)	0.0007
BMI	33.04 (28.28, 41.02)	23.41 (22.51, 27.09)	0.0021
History of patellar subluxation or dislocation (n)	1 (dislocation)	0	–

Data are expressed as median (IQR). Values in italics indicate significant differences at the 0.05 significance level in the exploratory analyses (Wilcoxon Rank Sum test)
n number, PFJ OA patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range

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