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. 2009 Feb 13;34(1):19–26. doi: 10.1007/s00264-009-0731-3

Table 4.

Variables that increased/decreased the probability of severe bone defects

Bone defect Variable Odds ratio 95% confidence interval p value R2
Lower bound Upper bound
Acetabulum Saleh type IV, V Wear rate > 0.2 mm/year 4.146 1.222 14.066 0.023 0.155a
Increasing patient’s height by 1 cm 0.898 0.837 0.963 0.002
Wear rate > 200 mm3/year 5.782 1.846 18.110 0.003 0.191b
Increasing patient’s height by 1 cm 0.905 0.841 0.973 0.007
Femur Saleh type III Wear rate > 0.2 mm/year 5.862 1.584 21.699 0.008 0.141a
Higher position of the cup 3.688 1.391 9.781 0.009
Wear rate > 200 mm3/year 3.479 1.279 9.465 0.015 0.173b
Cup above the true acetabulum 3.292 1.153 9.397 0.026

R2 Nagelkerke R square

aModel with linear wear rate data inclusion

bModel with volumetric wear rate data inclusion