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Table 4 Associations between medial meniscal extrusion at baseline and change in cartilage volume over 2 years

From: Knee meniscal extrusion in a largely non-osteoarthritic cohort: association with greater loss of cartilage volume

Factor

Univariable β (95% CI)

Multivariablea β (95% CI)

Multivariableb β (95% CI)

Medial tibial (%)

-2.29 (-0.41 to -0.45)*

-1.26 (-2.95 to +0.43)

-1.01 (-2.88 to +0.86)

Medial femoral (%)

-0.73 (-2.06 to +0.59)

-0.87 (-2.23 to +0.49)

-1.56 (-2.99 to -0.14)*

Medial tibiofemoral (%)

-1.42 (-2.66 to -0.17)*

-1.18 (-2.41 to +0.05)

-1.44 (-2.76 to -0.12)*

Lateral tibial (%)

-0.14 (-1.69 to +1.41)

+0.43 (-1.09 to +1.94)

+0.64 (-0.94 to +2.23)

Lateral femoral (%)

-0.28 (-1.54 to +0.98)

-0.34 (-1.62 to +0.94)

-0.27 (-1.61 to +1.07)

Lateral tibiofemoral (%)

-0.28 (-1.45 to +0.88)

-0.07 (-1.22 to +1.09)

+0.15 (-1.05 to +1.35)

  1. The dependent variable was change in cartilage volume. aAdjusted for age, sex, offspring-control status, body mass index, past knee injury and baseline cartilage volume. bFurther adjusted for baseline tibial bone area and osteophytes. *Statistically significant associations. CI, confidence interval.