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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Feb;71(2):259–270. doi: 10.1002/acr.23613

Table 5.

Association Between Longitudinal Walking Speed Change and Knee Structure Change Excluding Individuals with Imputed Missing Structural Data.

BML Change (Decrease/No Change = Reference)
Group Walking Speed Change Decrease/No Change Increase Adjusted* Odds Ratio
n (%) n (%) OR (95%CI)

Overall Slower 34 (57%) 26 (43%) 1.95 (1.09, 3.49)
Faster/No Change 192 (70%) 81 (30%) Reference
Accelerated
Knee OA
Slower 7 (30%) 16 (70%) 3.04 (0.99, 9.30)
Faster/No Change 39 (54%) 33 (46%) Reference
Common
Knee OA
Slower 14 (64%) 8 (36%) 1.50 (0.54, 4.21)
Faster/No Change 71 (73%) 26 (27%) Reference
No Knee
OA
Slower 13 (87%) 2 (13%) 0.60 (0.12, 2.92)
Faster/No Change 82 (79%) 22 (21%) Reference

Effusion Change (Decrease/No Change = Reference)
Decrease/No Change Increase
n (%) n (%)

Overall Slower 37 (62%) 23 (38%) 1.44 (0.80, 2.61)
Faster/No Change 189 (69%) 84 (31%) Reference
Accelerated
Knee OA
Slower 6 (26%) 17 (74%) 3.59 (1.11, 11.62)
Faster/No Change 35 (49%) 37 (51%) Reference
Common
Knee OA
Slower 17 (77%) 5 (23%) 0.59 (0.20, 1.79)
Faster/No Change 66 (68%) 31 (32%) Reference
No Knee
OA
Slower 14 (93%) 1 (7%) 0.40 (0.05, 3.44)
Faster/No Change 88 (85%) 16 (15%) Reference

CDI Change (Increase/No Change = Reference)
Decrease Increase/No Change
n (%) n (%)

Overall Slower 19 (32%) 41 (68%) 0.98 (0.53, 1.81)
Faster/No Change 91 (33%) 182 (67%) Reference
Accelerated
Knee OA
Slower 12 (52%) 11 (48%) 0.84 (0.31, 2.30)
Faster/No Change 45 (63%) 27 (37%) Reference
Common
Knee OA
Slower 5 (23%) 17 (77%) 1.00 (0.32, 3.13)
Faster/No Change 22 (23%) 75 (77%) Reference
No Knee
OA
Slower 2 (13%) 13 (87%) 0.49 (0.10, 2.35)
Faster/No Change 24 (23%) 80 (77%) Reference

CDI = cartilage damage index, BML = bone marrow lesion, OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals, OA = osteoarthritis,

*

Adjusted for baseline age, body mass index, frequent pain, and physical activity