Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants based on their bone marrow lesion status
From: Correlates of knee bone marrow lesions in younger adults
| Â | No BML | BML (Yes) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 272) | (n = 55) | ||
Age (years) | 35.2 (2.7) | 36.0 (2.6) | 0.053 |
Sex (male, %) | 52 | 58 | 0.239 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 (4.3) | 25.6 (4.0) | 0.864 |
Knee injury (%) | 16 | 24 | 0.113 |
Total physical activity (min/week) | 927.4 (1308.9) | 932.6 (1354.1) | 0.979 |
Total vigorous PA (min/week) | 205.2 (446.6) | 349.0 (987.9) | 0.094 |
Total moderate PA (min/week) | 277.3 (621.6) | 122.7 (189.2) | 0.001 |
Cartilage defects (%) | 4.4 | 16.4 | 0.003 |
Total meniscal extrusion (%) | 3.3 | 11.1 | 0.024 |
Total meniscal tear (%) | 12 | 22 | 0.051 |
Total meniscal lesions (%) | 13.6 | 27.3 | 0.013 |
WOMAC pain (yes, %) | 34 | 45 | 0.084 |
WOMAC stiffness (yes, %) | 31 | 41 | 0.075 |
WOMAC dysfunction (yes, %) | 39 | 56 | 0.018 |
WOMAC pain (>5 vs ≤5, %) | 11 | 22 | 0.032 |
HDL cholesterol (fasting, mmol/L) | 1.45 (0.34) | 1.34 (0.28) | 0.019 |
LDL cholesterol (fasting, mmol/L) | 2.90 (0.80) | 2.87 (0.69) | 0.727 |
Total cholesterol (fasting, mmol/L) | 4.86 (0.93) | 4.69 (0.74) | 0.145 |