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Table 3 Associations between subject age, gender and body composition and the risk of a large infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP)

From: A large infrapatellar fat pad protects against knee pain and lateral tibial cartilage volume loss

 

Univariate odds ratio (95 % CI)

P

Multivariate odds ratio (95 % CI)

P

Maximal cross-sectional area, cm2

Agea, years

1.01 (0.97, 1.05)

0.70

0.97 (0.92, 1.02)

0.25

Malea gender

11.1 (6.2, 20.0)

<0.001

12.0 (6.5, 22.0)

<0.001

BMIa, kg m−2

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

0.44

0.99 (0.93, 1.06)

0.84

Fat massb, kg

1.00 (0.97, 1.03)

0.81

0.97 (0.93, 1.02)

0.22

Fat-free massc, kg

1.16 (1.12, 1.21)

<0.001

1.15 (1.04, 1.28)

0.007

  1. Median IPFP maximal cross-sectional area value used to determine large and small IPFP size. aMultivariate adjusted for gender, age and body mass index (BMI). bMultivariate adjusted for gender, age and fat free mass (kg). cMultivariate adjusted for gender, age and fat mass (kg)