Crude and adjusted RR for incident or enlarging BML in the same compartment as meniscal pathology
| Cartilage lesion at baseline | No cartilage lesion at baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incident or enlarging BML* | Incident or enlarging BML | |||
| Medial meniscus pathology | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Yes | 190 | 425 | 18 | 108 |
| No | 49 | 247 | 22 | 283 |
| Crude RR (95% CI) | 1.8 | (1.4 to 2.4) | 1.9 | (1.0 to 3.4) |
| Adjusted RR (95% CI)† | 1.6 | (1.2 to 2.1) | 2.0 | (1.1 to 3.6) |
| Lateral meniscus pathology | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Yes | 64 | 119 | 8 | 34 |
| No | 48 | 401 | 17 | 650 |
| Crude RR (95% CI) | 2.8 | (1.9 to 3.9) | 7.6 | (3.5 to 16.5) |
| Adjusted RR (95% CI)† | 2.5 | (1.7 to 3.7) | 7.9 | (3.7 to 17.1) |
The analyses are stratified by ipsilateral cartilage status at baseline (missing value for medial compartment for two knees and lateral compartment for one knee).
Numbers are n if not otherwise stated.
↵* Missing value for two knees for the lateral compartment.
↵† Poisson regression (using generalised estimating equations) adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, physical activity level, and mechanical axis at baseline.
BML, bone marrow lesion.