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Table 1 Average of absolute value of cartilage loss in the global, lateral and medial compartments at 6, 12, and 24 months of follow-up

From: Analysis of the precision and sensitivity to change of different approaches to assess cartilage loss by quantitative MRI in a longitudinal multicentre clinical trial in patients with knee osteoarthritis

 

Volume (mm3)

Mean thickness (mm)

 

Licofelone

Naproxen

p-value

Licofelone

Naproxen

p-value

Global

      

   6 mo

-309.7 ± 238.9

-357.8 ± 320.3

0.140

-0.043 ± 0.034

-0.051 ± 0.047

0.093

   12 mo

-438.7 ± 252.9

-543.3 ± 287.3

0.0009

-0.061 ± 0.034

-0.078 ± 0.040

<0.0001

   24 mo

-701.6 ± 331.9

-853.2 ± 299.0

<0.0001

-0.095 ± 0.040

-0.119 ± 0.041

<0.0001

Lateral

      

   6 mo

-130.8 ± 143.7

-159.4 ± 143.4

0.085

-0.038 ± 0.041

-0.046 ± 0.043

0.091

   12 mo

-192.1 ± 146.1

-244.3 ± 168.2

0.004

-0.056 ± 0.041

-0.072 ± 0.049

0.002

   24 mo

-290.7 ± 184.2

-368.6 ± 161.4

0.0001

-0.080 ± 0.051

-0.105 ± 0.047

<0.0001

Medial

      

   6 mo

-178.9 ± 157.2

-198.3 ± 214.0

0.370

-0.047 ± 0.043

-0.056 ± 0.059

0.136

   12 mo

-246.6 ± 185.3

-299.0 ± 182.7

0.014

-0.064 ± 0.050

-0.084 ± 0.049

0.0006

   24 mo

-410.9 ± 229.9

-484.6 ± 237.1

0.007

-0.107 ± 0.053

-0.131 ± 0.061

0.0004

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. mo = months