| No BML present in knee at baseline (n = 234) | BML present in knee at baseline (n = 37) | |||||
| Incident BML (n = 33) | No incident BML (n = 201) | p Value | BML resolved (n = 17) | BML persisted (n = 20) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 57.7 (5.8) | 57.7 (5.0) | 0.9 | 57.8 (6.4) | 58.6 (5.5) | 0.7 |
| Female (%) | 23 (69%) | 121 (60%) | 0.3* | 11 (65%) | 13 (65%) | 0.98 |
| Height (cm) | 167 (9.4) | 168 (9.1) | 0.6 | 170 (10.6) | 169 (9.1) | 0.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 78 (17) | 72 (13) | 0.02 | 72.6 (10.6) | 74.3 (13.4) | 0.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.9 (5.2) | 25.4 (3.7) | 0.01 | 25.2 (4.6) | 26.1 (4.0) | 0.5 |
| Incident knee pain at follow-up | 15 (45%) | 57 (29%) | 0.05* | 5 (29%) | 8 (40%) | 0.5* |
Values are reported as mean (SD) except where otherwise noted. p Value indicates the difference between subjects. *Pearson χ2 for dichotomous variables. BMI, body mass index; BML, bone marrow lesion.