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Table 2 Determinants of distal vastus medialis and vastus lateralis cross-sectional areas

From: Vastus medialis cross-sectional area is positively associated with patella cartilage and bone volumes in a pain-free community-based population

 

Univariate regression coefficient (95% CI)

Multivariate regression coefficient (95% CI)a

R2 for modela

Vastus medialis cross-sectional area, mm2

   Age, years

-1.39 (-7.78, 4.99)

-7.1 (-11.7, -2.6)b

0.532

   Gender

-415.9 (-470.2, -361.5)b

-391.6 (-443.0, -340.2)b

0.532

   Body mass index, kg/m2

27.5 (18.9, 36.2)b

21.7 (15.2, 28.2)b

0.532

   Participation in vigorous physical activity, yes/no

118.6 (47.0, 190.1)b

90.0 (38.2, 141.7)b

0.532

Vastus lateralis cross-sectional area, mm2

   Age, years

-1.7 (-4.4, 0.94)

-3.3 (-5.8, -0.8)b

0.192

   Gender

-105.6 (-133.0, -78.2)b

-106.0 (-134.0, -78.0)b

0.192

   Body mass index, kg/m2

4.8 (1.1, 8.6)c

3.3 (-0.2, 6.8)

0.192

   Participation in vigorous physical activity, yes/no

23.2 (-6.8, 53.3)

10.1 (-18.1, 38.3)

0.192

  1. aAge, gender, body mass index, and participation in vigorous physical activity included in multivariate regression equation. bP < 0.01. cP < 0.05. CI, confidence interval.