Table 2.
Subject characteristics stratified by lesion severity of the MFC.
| WOMAC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) |
Height (cm) |
Weight (kg) |
BMI | Pain | Stiffness | Function | |
|
MFC no lesion (n=38) | |||||||
| Mean | 46.00 | 171 | 72.79 | 24.63 | 3.05 | 1.74 | 8.31 |
| SD | 12.86 | 9.13 | 13.26 | 4.25 | 2.71 | 1.48 | 9.66 |
|
Focal lesions (WORMS grades 2-2.5) (n=5) | |||||||
| Mean | 49.20 | 165 | 75.28 | 27.3 | 5.80 | 3.20 | 19.6 |
| SD | 7.26 | 10.39 | 11.50 | 1.26 | 6.83 | 1.79 | 21.14 |
| p-value (vs. grades 0-1) | 0.568 | 0.262 | 0.151 | 0.073 | 0.077 | ||
|
Multiple lesions (WORMS grades 3-4) (n=9) | |||||||
| Mean | 64.44*# | 165 | 75.16 | 27.63 | 9.22* | 3.89* | 30.22* |
| SD | 10.25 | 4.84 | 17.21 | 6.89 | 4.32 | 1.27 | 11.75 |
| p-value (vs. grades 0-1) | <0.0001 | 0.108 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | <0.0001 | ||
| p-value (vs. grades 2-2.5) | 0.023 | 0.904 | 0.127 | 0.466 | 0.154 | ||
|
Extensive full thickness lesions (WORMS grades 5-6) (n=11) | |||||||
| Mean | 59.54* | 169.37 | 85.39 | 29.88* | 10.00* | 4.27* | 32.18* |
| SD | 9.54 | 10.04 | 15.31 | 6.27 | 5.65 | 2.45 | 19.73 |
| p-value (vs. grades 0-1) | 0.001 | 0.003 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
| p-value (vs. grades 2-2.5) | 0.107 | 0.338 | 0.054 | 0.242 | 0.082 | ||
| p-value (vs. grades 3-4) | 0.356 | 0.317 | 0.664 | 0.614 | 0.742 | ||
| ANOVA Prob> F | 0.0001 | 0.207 | 0.090 | 0.018 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
*
Significantly different than MFC grades 0-1 (p<0.05).
#
Significantly different than MFC grades 2-2.5 (p<0.05).