WOMAC knee pain (yes/no) and synovitis in CE MRI in a subset of subjects
| Synovitis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None/questionable (n=146) | Some (n=163) | A lot/extensive (n=20) | p For trend | |
| No radiographic OA (n=329) | ||||
| None (n (%)) | 82 (56) | 74 (45) | 5 (25) | |
| Any knee pain (n (%)) | 64 (44) | 89 (55) | 15 (75) | |
| Adj OR for pain (95% CI)*, excluding effusion missing | 1.0 | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3) | 5.1 (1.2 to 22.0) | 0.04 |
| None/questionable (n=6) | Some (n=70) | A lot/extensive (n=49) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiographic OA (n=125) | ||||
| None (n (%)) | 2 (33) | 21 (30) | 4 (8) | |
| Any knee pain (n (%)) | 4 (67) | 49 (70) | 45 (91) | |
| Adj OR for pain (95% CI)*, excluding effusion missing | 1.0 | 2.4 (0.2 to 22.7) | 6.6 (0.6 to 80.2) | 0.02 |
↵* Adjusted for age, sex, BMI and MRI bone marrow lesions and effusions.
BMI, body mass index; CE, contrast-enhanced; OA, osteoarthritis; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index.