Relationship between anthropometric and body composition measures and presence of cartilage defects
Univariate analysis (odds ratio (95%CI)) | p Value | Multivariate analysis (odds ratio (95%CI))* | p Value | Multivariate analysis (odds ratio (95%CI))† | p Value | |
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*Odds ratio of cartilage defects per unit increase in the respective anthropometric and body composition measure after adjustment for age and gender in the regression equation. | ||||||
†Odds ratio of cartilage defects per unit increase in the respective anthropometric and body composition measure after adjustment for fat-free mass and fat mass, ie, including age, gender, fat-free mass and fat mass in the regression equation. | ||||||
‡Adjusted for age, gender and respective baseline variable in the regression equation. | ||||||
Variables at baseline (1990–4) | ||||||
Weight (kg) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.25 | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.06) | 0.01 | – | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.07 (1.00 to 1.14) | 0.05 | 1.09 (1.01 to 1.16) | 0.02 | – | |
Waist circumference (cm) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.28 | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.06) | 0.01 | – | |
Waist-to-hip ratio (%) | 1.00 (0.98 to 1.03) | 0.87 | 1.05 (1.01 to 1.09) | 0.02 | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.08) | 0.21 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.01) | 0.30 | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.12) | 0.04 | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.10) | 0.34 |
Fat mass (kg) | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08) | 0.003 | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.08) | 0.01 | 1.04 (1.00 to 1.07) | 0.06 |
Percentage of fat (%) | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08) | 0.002 | 1.04 (1.00 to 1.08) | 0.04 | – | |
Variables at current follow-up (2003–4) | ||||||
Weight (kg) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.22 | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.05) | 0.01 | – | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.12) | 0.05 | 1.07 (1.01 to 1.14) | 0.03 | – | |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.01) | 0.25 | 1.07 (1.01 to 1.13) | 0.03 | 1.02 (0.95 to 1.10) | 0.57 |
Fat mass (kg) | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.09) | 0.004 | 1.05 (1.01 to 1.08) | 0.01 | 1.04 (1.00 to 1.09) | 0.07 |
Change in the following variables | ||||||
Weight (kg)‡ | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.06) | 0.61 | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.07) | 0.57 | – | |
Body mass index (kg/m2)‡ | 1.03 (0.91 to 1.17) | 0.63 | 1.04 (0.90 to 1.18) | 0.62 | – | |
Fat-free mass (kg)‡ | 1.01 (0.92 to 1.11) | 0.82 | 1.04 (0.94 to 1.14) | 0.47 | 0.98 (0.87 to 1.10) | 0.71 |
Fat mass (kg)‡ | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.10) | 0.27 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.11) | 0.25 | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.10) | 0.35 |