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Table 6 Parameters predicting the medial central subregiona 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

Severe meniscal extrusion

-0.28

0.10

0.004

Joint space narrowing

0.18

0.09

0.03

Bone hypersignal in the lateral compartment

-0.19

0.09

0.04

Alcohol

-0.17

0.09

0.04

Severe medial meniscal tear

-0.16

0.09

0.08

Severe lateral meniscal tear

0.15

0.09

0.08

Body mass index

-0.15

0.09

0.09

  1. aMedial central femur and tibia combined. Correlations were done with baseline values. Values were adjusted by factors listed in Table 3.