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Table 4 Parameters predicting medial central femur cartilage volume loss at 24 months: stepwise forward multivariate regression

From: Risk factors associated with the loss of cartilage volume on weight-bearing areas in knee osteoarthritis patients assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging: a longitudinal study

 

Beta coefficient

Standard error of beta

P value

Joint space narrowing

0.29

0.08

0.0005

Lateral meniscal tear

0.24

0.08

0.005

SF-36

-0.22

0.09

0.02

Body mass index

-0.19

0.09

0.03

Joint space width (mm)

0.18

0.10

0.06

Alcohol

-0.15

0.08

0.07

  1. Correlations were done with baseline values. Values were adjusted by factors listed in Table 3.