Skip to main content

Table 2 Relationships with overall joint grade of the quantities as described in Table 1

From: Hyaluronan concentration and size distribution in human knee synovial fluid: variations with age and cartilage degeneration

Measure

Slope (mg/ml)

R2

p

n

cPro

0.051

0.01

0.62

28

cHA

–0.022

0.07

0.17

28

cHA(2.5–7MDa)

–0.013

0.04

0.35

25

cHA(1–2.5MDa)

–0.005

0.05

0.29

25

cHA(0.5–1MDa)

–0.0006

0.02

0.48

25

cHA(0.03–0.5MDa)

–0.0007

0.07

0.21

25

  1. Because of the agreement between left and right knees, statistical analyses were performed using the average of data from left and right knees from each donor, if available. C Pro Concentration of protein, c HA Concentration of hyaluronan
Back to article page

Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

Contact us