Table 3 Demographic, anthropometric and pre-intervention knee instability-related characteristics of study participants
Variables | TRX (n = 12) M (SD) | Aquatic exercises (n = 12) M (SD) | Control (n = 12) M (SD) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 55.9 (8.6) | 57.5 (6.9) | 63.8 (7.5) | 0.08 |
Weight (kg) | 80.9 (3.4) | 78.2 (10.9) | 73.6 (8.9) | 0.3 |
Height (cm) | 161.9 (5.7) | 165.6 (6.8) | 162.5 (4.7) | 0.058 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 (7.2) | 28.5 (3.7) | 23.1 (11.6) | 0.07 |
VAS(cm) | 6.8 (2.4) | 7.2 (2.2) | 8.3 (2.2) | 0.3 |
Kellgren & Lawrence (grade 1–4) | 2.7 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.6) | 0.6 |
Knee Instability Score (0–5) | 2.1 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.4) | 0.1 |
Stiffness Score (0–8) | 4.4 (2.3) | 4.9 (2.1) | 4.7 (1.2) | 0.8 |
VAS(cm) | 7.6 (2.4) | 7.7 (2.1) | 7.5 (2.0) | 0.8 |
BBS Scores (0–56) | 37.6 (8.9) | 41.3 (8.3) | 37.9 (8.3) | 0.4 |
Quadriceps strength (Kg) | 13.4 (1.6) | 14.9 (1.6) | 12.7 (1.7) | 0.6 |
Knee flexion (°) | 104.7 (6.5) | 110.4 (6.4) | 115.7 (6.9) | 0.5 |