Table 3:
Characteristics of Participants.
| Study | Participants | Activity level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPS | Control | ||
| Baldon et al31 | n= 10 Age (y) : 22.9 (SD : 5.2) | n= 10 Age (y): 23.9 (SD : 2.3) | Not mentioned |
| Bolgla et al7 | n= 18 Age (y): 24.5 (SD : 3.2) | n= 18 Age (y): 23.9 (SD : 2.8) | Not mentioned |
| Cichanowski et al18 | n= 13 Age (y): 19.3 (SD : 1,1) | n= 13 Age (y): 19.5 (SD : 1.3) | Female athletes |
| Ireland et al21 | n= 15 Age (y): 15.7 (SD : 2.7) | n= 15 Age (y): 15.7 (SD : 2.7) | All subjects reported routine participation in either recreational or organized sports |
| Magalhaes et al32 | n= 21 Age (y): 24.1 (SD : 6.3) | n= 50 Age (y): 24.6 (SD : 6.4) | Sedentary (did not perform sports activities any day of the week for at least the previous 6 months) |
| McMoreland et al30 | n= 12 Age (y): 23 (SD : not mentioned ) | n= 12 Age (y): 21 (SD : not mentioned ) | Recreational sports > 30 minutes three times weekly |
| Nakagawa et al33 | n= 20 Age (y): 22.3 (SD : 3.1) | n= 20 Age (y): 21.8 (SD : 2.6) | Not mentioned |
| Robinson and Nee22 | n= 10 Age (y): 21.0 (range 12‐34) | n= 10 Age(y): 26.6 (range 16‐35) | Not mentioned |
| Souza and Powers27 | n= 19 Age (y): 27 (SD : 6) | n= 19 Age (y) : 26 (SD : 4) | Active females |
| Willson and Davis34 | n= 20 Age (y): 23.3 (SD : 3.1) | n= 20 Age (y): 23.7 (SD : 3,6) | Recreational sports that require running or jumping (5/10 on the Tegner activity scale) |
Abbreviations: PFPS=patellofemoral pain syndrome; SD=standard deviation; y=years.