Table 4.

Cross-sectional association of meniscal damage and maximum synovitis scores from the whole knee.

Max Meniscal Grade in Any Subregion	Adjusted^* OR (95% CI) for CEMRI Max Synovitis Score^†
Max Meniscal Grade in Any Subregion	All Subjects, n = 343	Excluding Subjects Taking Antiinflammatory Drugs, n = 286	Excluding Subjects with Chondrocalcinosis on Radiography, n = 313
0	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
≥ 1	0.88 (0.52, 1.49)	1.47 (0.94, 2.29)	1.24 (0.81, 1.9)
1	1.59 (0.67, 3.78)	2.05 (0.83, 5.1)	1.63 (0.68, 3.9)
2	0.87 (0.50, 1.52)	1.1 (0.6, 2.03)	0.86 (0.47, 1.57)
≥ 3	1.74 (0.99, 3.04)	1.65 (0.9, 3.03)	1.49 (0.84, 2.66)

↵* Adjustment made for age, sex, and body mass index.
↵† Synovitis score ≥ 1 in at least 1 of 11 sites. CEMRI: contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.