Associations of baseline knee bone size and cartilage volume with change in knee cartilage volume per year: multivariate analysis. Data are ß 95% CI (%). Bold type denotes statistically significant result.
| Multivariable* | Multivariable** | Multivariable*** | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medial tibial cartilage volume change | |||
| Medial tibial bone area | |||
| Per cm2 | –0.43 (−0.67, −0.19) | –0.47 (−0.72, −0.22) | 0.06 (−0.20, +0.32) |
| Per tertile | –1.40 (−2.19, −0.61) | –1.14 (−2.23, −0.65) | −0.31 (−1.08, +0.45) |
| Medial tibial cartilage volume | |||
| Per ml | –4.00 (−4.91, −3.09) | –4.10 (−5.02, −3.17) | –4.41 (−5.46, −3.35) |
| Per tertile | –2.25 (−2.85, −1.64) | –2.31 (−2.92, −1.69) | –2.35 (−3.01, −1.68) |
| Lateral tibial cartilage volume change | |||
| Lateral tibial bone area | |||
| Per cm2 | –0.63 (−0.88, −0.38) | –0.62 (−0.88, −0.36) | –0.37 (−0.65, −0.08) |
| Per tertile | –0.90 (−1.51, − 0.28) | –0.85 (−1.47, −0.23) | −0.26 (−0.90, +0.38) |
| Lateral tibial cartilage volume | |||
| Per ml | –1.86 (−2.54, −1.19) | –1.85 (−2.53, −1.17) | –1.37 (−2.13, −0.62) |
| Per tertile | –1.49 (−2.06, −0.93) | –1.50 (−2.07, −0.92) | –1.15 (−1.76, −0.55) |
| Patellar cartilage volume change | |||
| Patellar bone volume | |||
| Per ml | −0.02 (−0.19, +0.15) | −0.02 (−0.19, +0.15) | +0.21 (0.04, +0.39) |
| Per tertile | −0.30 (−0.97, +0.38) | −0.29 (−0.96, +0.39) | +0.33 (−0.34, +1.01) |
| Patellar cartilage volume | |||
| Per ml | –1.19 (−1.72, −0.67) | –1.76 (−2.35, −1.17) | –2.08 (−2.72, −1.43) |
| Per tertile | –1.25 (−1.87, −0.64) | –1.74 (−2.41, −1.06) | –1.93 (−2.64, −1.22) |