Table 3.
Exercise Level vs. T2 Values in the Incidence Cohort §
| Exercise Level | T2 Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF Joint | MFC | MT | LFC | LT | Patella | |
| E1 (n=25) | 46.3 ± 3.0 | 50.3 ± 3.1 | 39.1 ± 3.7 | 49.0 ± 4.2 | 39.7 ± 3.4 | 44.6 ± 4.4 |
| E2 (n=49) | 45.4 ± 2.1 | 50.0 ± 3.2 | 38.6 ± 2.5 | 48.1 ± 3.1 | 38.1 ± 3.0 | 43.1 ± 3.5 |
| E3 (n=54) | 46.3 ± 2.5 | 51.1 ± 4.0 | 39.3 ± 2.8 | 49.0 ± 3.2 | 40.0 ± 3.1 | 44.6 ± 3.7 |
| p value† | 0.021^ | 0.081 | 0.368 | 0.201 | 0.004*^ | 0.142 |
§
Values are the mean ± SD unless otherwise noted. T2 values are in ms.
E1 = Sedentary, E2 = Light Exercisers, E3 = Moderate-strenuous Exercisers
†
Multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for sex, age, and BMI
Post-hoc analysis:
*
E1& E2,
^
E2 & E3,
‡
E1 & E3 signficanctly different: p<0.05