Baseline characteristics. Results are shown as No (%) unless stated otherwise
| 1 Exercise + tape (n=20) | 2 Exercise (n=20) | 3 Tape (n=19) | 4 Education (n=22) |
Significance (p value) | |
| Age (years) | 0.31 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 26.0 (7.4) | 29.5 (6.2) | 29.3 (6.8) | 27.1 (7.2) | |
| Min, max | 15, 37 | 18, 38 | 17, 40 | 16, 39 | |
| Sex | 0.9 | ||||
| Male | 10 (50) | 12 (60) | 10 (53) | 13 (59) | |
| Female | 10 (50) | 8 (40) | 9 (47) | 9 (41) | |
| Employed | 0.70 | ||||
| No | 3 (15) | 6 (30) | 5 (26) | 6 (27) | |
| Yes | 17 (85) | 14 (70) | 14 (74) | 16 (73) | |
| Pain duration | 0.56 | ||||
| <3 Months | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0 | |
| 3–6 Months | 0 | 1 (5) | 2 (11) | 3 (14) | |
| 6–12 Months | 5 (25) | 4 (20) | 1 (5) | 2 (9) | |
| >12 Months | 14 (70) | 14 (70) | 15 (79) | 17 (77) | |
| Knee pain | |||||
| Right | 6 (30) | 6 (30) | 5 (26) | 7 (32) | |
| Left | 7 (35) | 7 (35) | 3 (16) | 5 (23) | |
| Bilateral | 7 (35) | 7 (35) | 11 (58) | 10 (45) | |
| Analgesia | 0.44 | ||||
| No | 11 (55) | 11 (55) | 11 (58) | 16 (73) | |
| Yes | 9 (45) | 9 (45) | 8 (42) | 5 (23) | |
| BMI1-150 (mean (SD)) | 24.8 (5.7) | 24.9 (4.2) | 25.0 (3.9) | 25.2 (4.2) | |
| BMI grouped | 0.84 (BMI <25/BMI >25) | ||||
| Underweight | 4 (20) | 1 (5) | 2 (11) | 2 (9) | |
| Healthy | 7 (35) | 11 (55) | 10 (53) | 9 (41) | |
| Overweight | 8 (40) | 5 (25) | 5 (26) | 8 (36) | |
| Obese | 1 (5) | 3 (15) | 2 (11) | 3 (14) | |
↵1-150 BMI = body mass index.