Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Effect of retro walking versus balance training on pain and disability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial

Variables	All	Group A	Group B	Group C	p value
Mean (SD) age, years	56.38 (4.96)	57.55 (5.37)	55.30 (4.70)	56.30 (4.79)	0.40
Gender (M/F)	20/40	6/14	8/12	6/14	0.74
Mean (SD) BMI, kg/m²	24.94 (2.09)	25.12 (2.24)	24.92 (2.10)	24.79 (2.02)	0.87
Mean (SD) ICOAP	32.13 (11.46)	27.95 (9.62)	34.51 (12.83)	33.95 (11.08)	0.17
Mean (SD) IKHOAM	64.44 (8.62)	65.78 (7.67)	64.03 (7.68)	63.53 (10.48)	0.63

Inference: The baseline values for all the variables assessed across the three groups showed non-significant differences. It was noted that the study population consisted of 66.66% women

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