Table 3.

Associations between IPFP volume and knee cartilage defects.

Univariable, OR (95% CI)Multivariable*, OR (95% CI)
Tibial cartilage defects
  Medial0.94 (0.88, 1.00)0.91 (0.84, 0.98)
  Lateral0.96 (0.90, 1.02)0.90 (0.83, 0.97)
Femoral cartilage defects
  Medial0.93 (0.87, 0.99)0.88 (0.81, 0.95)
  Lateral0.95 (0.89, 1.01)0.89 (0.82, 0.97)
Patellar cartilage defects0.91 (0.85, 0.97)0.90 (0.83, 0.97)
  • Statistically significant numbers are in bold face.

  • * Adjusted for age, sex, height and weight. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were used. IPFP: infrapatellar fat pad.