Lateral tibial subregions and lateral weight-bearing femoral subregions: adjusted OR (95% CI) for baseline to 2-year cartilage thickness loss
| Central subregion | External subregion | Internal subregion | Anterior subregion | Posterior subregion | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lateral meniscal tears at baseline, present vs. absent (independent variable) | Adjusted for covariate set A | Adjusted for covariate set B | Adjusted for covariate set A | Adjusted for covariate set B | Adjusted for covariate set A | Adjusted for covariate set B | Adjusted for covariate set A | Adjusted for covariate set B | Adjusted for covariate set A | Adjusted for covariate set B |
| Lateral tibial subregions | ||||||||||
| Anterior horn tear | 1.07 (0.38 to 3.02) | 0.94 (0.22 to 3.94) | 0.91 (0.27 to 3.09) | 0.47 (0.08 to 2.67) | 0.99 (0.32 to 3.07) | 1.65 (0.47 to 5.76) | 0.93 (0.35 to 2.48) | 1.63 (0.42 to 6.29) | 0.77 (0.27 to 2.20) | 1.95 (0.56 to 6.80) |
| Body tear | 3.81 (1.12 to 13.00)* | 0.88 (0.39 to 1.98) | 3.99 (1.01 to 15.85)* | 0.84 (0.33 to 2.16) | 1.93 (0.54 to 6.93) | 1.23 (0.60 to 2.50) | 3.24 (1.02 to 10.35)* | 1.94 (0.88 to 4.29) | 6.47 (1.74 to 24.05)† | 0.70 (0.28 to 1.75) |
| Posterior horn tear | 2.58 (0.80 to 8.32) | 1.11 (0.53 to 2.31) | 3.94 (1.26 to 12.38)* | 1.05 (0.48 to 2.32) | 2.77 (0.93 to 8.26) | 0.99 (0.51 to 1.95) | 0.66 (0.20 to 2.21) | 0.65 (0.33 to 1.28) | 0.63 (0.18 to 2.17) | 0.76 (0.34 to 1.69) |
| Lateral weight-bearing femoral subregions | ||||||||||
| Anterior horn tear | 0.95 (0.33 to 2.73) | 1.77 (0.51 to 6.17) | 1.26 (0.42 to 3.78) | 1.14 (0.25 to 5.28) | 1.30 (0.46 to 3.70) | 0.57 (0.13 to 2.56) | ||||
| Body tear | 2.26 (0.55 to 9.30) | 0.40 (0.14 to 1.13) | 2.46 (0.66 to 9.14) | 0.48 (0.18 to 1.28) | 0.93 (0.26 to 3.41) | 1.20 (0.50 to 2.89) | ||||
| Posterior horn tear | 1.90 (0.51 to 7.13) | 1.08 (0.51 to 2.31) | 2.24 (0.66 to 7.68) | 0.47 (0.21 to 1.05) | 3.10 (0.93 to 10.30) | 1.16 (0.53 to 2.54) | ||||
↵* p <0.05.
↵† p <0.01.
The tables show the OR and associated 95% CI for baseline to 2-year cartilage thickness loss in the lateral tibial and lateral weight-bearing femoral subregions, adjusted for age, gender, body mass index and tears in the other meniscal segments (covariate set A) and then adjusted for these factors and for meniscal extrusion (covariate set B).