Table A2.

Regression analysis of indices of cartilage health versus cartilage cellularity.

MFC & LT
Cellularity [ 106 cells/cm3 ]	Gross			Histopathology			HE-μCT [ % ]			Stiffness [ MPa ]
	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m
Superficial	0.65	0.001	−0.18	0.60	0.001	−0.22	0.20	0.001	−0.11	0.16	0.01	0.20
Middle	0.41	0.01	−0.13	0.48	0.001	−0.23	0.14	0.01	−0.11	0.37	0.001	0.36
Deep	0.39	0.01	−0.12	0.47	0.001	−0.20	0.09	0.05	−0.10	0.38	0.001	0.44
Overall	0.49	0.001	−0.18	0.52	0.001	−0.27	0.15	0.01	−0.13	0.40	0.001	0.45

MFC
Cellularity [ 106 cells/cm3 ]	Gross			Histopathology			HE-μCT [ % ]			Stiffness [ MPa ]
	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m
Superficial	0.53	0.01	−0.21	0.60	0.001	−0.28	0.10	0.08		0.16	0.01	0.11
Middle	0.45	0.05	−0.34	0.66	0.001	−0.56	0.06	0.20		0.37	0.001	0.20
Deep	0.41	0.05	−0.47	0.58	0.001	−0.73	0.05	0.25		0.38	0.001	0.33
Overall	0.52	0.01	−0.44	0.67	0.001	−0.66	0.08	0.13		0.20	0.001	0.26

LT
Cellularity [ 106 cells/cm3 ]	Gross			Histopathology			HE-μCT [ % ]			Stiffness [ MPa ]
	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m	ρ2	p<	m
Superficial	0.73	0.001	−0.18	0.64	0.001	−0.18	0.30	0.01	−0.14	0.12	0.06
Middle	0.44	0.05	−0.13	0.45	0.05	−0.20	0.26	0.01	−0.15	0.26	0.01	0.34
Deep	0.29	0.11		0.31	0.10		0.14	0.05	−0.12	0.27	0.01	0.37
Overall	0.54	0.01	−0.17	0.47	0.01	−0.23	0.26	0.01	−0.17	0.30	0.01	0.42

Spearman rank (ρ²) and linear (R²) regression coefficients; significance (p); slope (m).