Efficacy of Knee Taping in addition to a Supervised Exercise Protocol to Manage Pain and Functional Status in Individuals with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and baseline scores of all variables for all the participants (N = 40).

#	Variables (N = 40)	Group A (mean ± SD)	Group B (mean ± SD)	value
1	Age (years)	55.55 ± 3.80	55.3 ± 3.88	1.00
2	Gender
	Male	13 (65%)	14 (70%)	n/a
	Female	7 (35%)	6 (30%)	n/a
3	BMI (kg/m^2)	24.79	24.19	1.00
4	X-ray
	Osteophytes	Present	Present	n/a
	K & L gradeﬞ	2-3	2-3	n/a
5	COM	Yes	Yes	n/a
6	VAS	6.00 ± 1.73	5.57 ± 2.23	1.00
7	WOMAC functional status	20.95 ± 3.88	21.45 ± 4.87	1.00

SD: standard deviation; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; WOMAC: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritic Index; K/L: Kellgren and Lawrence grading of knee OA; COM: crepitus on movement; #: serial numbers.