| NMES Group (n = 25) Mean (SD) | Exs Group (n = 25) Mean (SD) | NMES + Exs Group (n = 25) Mean (SD) | P value (P ≤ 0.05) |
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Quantitative variables | Mean (SD) | |||
 Age (years) | 57.31(5.80) | 57.83(5.97) | 58.15 (6.36) | 0. 911a |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 26.68(2.01) | 25.77(2.43) | 26.29 (2.48) | 0. 487a |
 History of KOA (years) | 4.73(3.75) | 5.50(4.03) | 4.88(3.80) | 0. 809a |
Qualitative variables | Frequency (percentage) | |||
 K-L radiological stage (%) | ||||
  Grade II | 15 (60%) | 14(56%) | 13(52%) | 0.459a |
  Grade III | 10(40%) | 11(44%) | 12(48%) | 0.568a |
 Involved Knee (%) | ||||
  Right | 18(72%) | 19 (76%) | 17(68%) | 0.702a |
  Left | 7(28%) | 6(24%) | 8(32%) | 0.651a |
 Involved Joint (%) | ||||
  Patellofemoral (PFJ) | 6(24%) | 5(20%) | 5(20%) | 0.671a |
  Tibiofemoral (TFJ) | 10(40%) | 10(40%) | 9(36%) | 0.723a |
  Mixed (PFJ + TFJ) | 9(36%) | 10(40%) | 11(44%) | 0.422a |