Table 2.

T2 and T1rho values of marathon runners and controls at different time points. Standard deviations (SD) and p values are included. P values marked with an asterisk were statistically significant in a paired t test

Part of the meniscus	Marathon runners									Controls
	Before marathon (0)		After marathon (1)		3 months after marathon (2)		Paired t test			Baseline (1)		3 month follow-up (2)		Paired t test
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p 0 vs 1	p 0 vs 2	p 1 vs 2	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
T2
Medial anterior	11.56	1.16	13.46	0.83	11.56	0.78	0.0001*	0.5912	0.0001*	10.83	2.08	10.34	0.92	0.4688
Medial body	11.95	0.95	14.02	0.84	12.45	1.07	0.0001*	0.418	0.005*	11.9	1.01	11.53	0.6	0.1866
Medial posterior	11.53	1.16	13.62	1.29	12.04	1.41	0.0001*	0.0536	0.0032*	11.35	0.45	11.49	0.87	0.52
Lateral anterior	10.56	1.89	12.81	1.17	10.6	1.96	0.0001*	0.6753	0.0015*	10.96	1.24	10.61	1.14	0.2707
Lateral body	10.71	1.39	12.79	1.21	11.08	0.83	0.0001*	0.5814	0.0001*	11.73	1.07	11.41	0.86	0.1163
Lateral posterior	10.57	1.6	13.44	1.82	11.06	1.59	0.0001*	0.1404	0.0015*	10.99	0.55	11	0.88	0.9826
T1rho
Medial anterior	15.05	1.27	17.74	1.77	17.84	1.37	0.0001*	0.0006*	0.4531	16.3	1.96	16.06	1.49	0.6696
Medial body	15.05	2.62	18.11	2.65	17.71	2.36	0.0001*	0.0040*	0.2178	16.44	2.15	16.17	1.95	0.6163
Medial posterior	13.65	2.85	15.81	3.34	15.88	3.26	0.0001*	0.0164*	0.3838	14.51	2.68	15.27	2.83	0.1609
Lateral anterior	14.83	1.65	16.72	1.67	17.41	1.9	0.0001*	0.0032*	0.9333	15.33	1.18	16.02	1.9	0.2077
Lateral body	14.84	2.3	17.63	2.49	17.68	2.74	0.0002*	0.0021*	0.1577	15.76	1.46	15.26	1.46	0.4461
Lateral posterior	14.97	1.64	17.67	2.16	17.65	1.94	0.0001*	0.0029*	0.4859	13.8	1.97	13.48	1.24	0.6382