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Table 3 Pain and activity limitations by the conditions, mean (SD)

From: The immediate effect of a soft knee brace on pain, activity limitations, self-reported knee instability, and self-reported knee confidence in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Outcomes

No brace

Brace

No brace

Tight brace

No brace

Non-tight brace

Tight brace

Non-tight brace

Pain, level walka

3.28 (2.8)

2.67 (2.7)

3.44 (3.0)

2.83 (2.7)

3.14 (2.7)

2.53 (2.7)

2.79 (2.7)

2.55 (2.7)

Pain, perturbed walka

3.41 (2.9)

2.60 (2.8)

3.51 (2.9)

2.76 (2.9)

3.33 (2.9)

2.47 (2.6)

2.72 (2.9)

2.50 (2.6)

10-m walk testb

7.04 (1.8)

6.81 (2.0)

6.89 (1.7)

6.67 (1.9)

7.11 (2.0)

6.89 (2.1)

6.75 (1.9)

6.86 (2.1)

GUG testb

10.89 (3.2)

10.66 (3.6)

10.65 (2.8)

10.57 (3.5)

11.13 (3.5)

10.75 (3.7)

10.58 (3.5)

10.70 (3.7)

  1. GUG get up and go test
  2. aNumeric rating scale (range 0–10)
  3. bSeconds