| 1RM | One-Repetition Maximum |
| 5xSTS | Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| AE | Aquatic Exercise |
| BA | Blinding of Assessors |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BS | Blinding of Subjects |
| BT | Blinding of Therapists |
| CA | Concealed Allocation |
| CG | Control Group |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| ECS | Eligibility Criteria Specified |
| GSB | Groups Similar at Baseline |
| HRmax | Maximum Heart Rate |
| ITA | Intention-to-Treat Analysis |
| KL | Kellgren–Lawrence Radiographic Disease Severity Scale |
| KOOS | Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score |
| LBE | Land-Based Exercise |
| MCID | Minimal Clinically Important Difference |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| OD | Outcome Data from >85% of Participants |
| PEDro | Physiotherapy Evidence Database |
| PEVM | Point Estimates and Variability Measures |
| PICO(S) | Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (and Study Design) |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RA | Random Allocation |
| RBC | Reported Between-group Comparisons |
| RCT | Randomised Controlled Trial |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SE | Standard Error |
| SF-12 | 12-item Short Form Health Survey |
| SF-36 | 36-item Short Form Health Survey |
| TRX | Total Resistance Exercise |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |
| WHOQOL-BREF | World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF |
| WOMAC | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index |
| YLD | Years Lived with Disability |