Table 4.

Adjusted Association Between Operative Side ACL Average Cross-sectional Area and Blood Values at Surgery in Male and Female Patients^a

	Male				Female
Blood Value	Age Effect		Blood Cell Parameter Effect		Age Effect		Blood Cell Parameter Effect
	β	P Value	β	P Value	β	P Value	β	P Value
Basophils	0.28	.517	3.26	.700	0.58	.334	–1.56	.862
Eosinophils	0.34	.466	0.91	.642	0.49	.420	–0.69	.421
White blood cells	0.25	.548	–0.72	.312	0.45	.434	0.77	.351
Lymphocytes	0.22	.602	0.27	.313	0.57	.351	–0.03	.877
Monocytes	0.27	.511	1.03	.238	0.22	.713	1.01	.049
Neutrophils	0.25	.540	–0.22	.287	0.60	.318	–0.04	.792
Platelets	0.24	.571	–0.01	.928	0.18	.758	–0.07	.091
Hemoglobin	0.10	.803	–5.20	.055	0.49	.437	–0.36	.877
Hematocrit	0.169	.663	–1.72	.051	0.45	.474	0.08	.924
Red blood cells	0.13	.761	–6.54	.409	0.65	.523	0.04	.995
Erythrocyte sedimentation rateb	0.28	.504	0.52	.249	0.46	.427	0.19	.474
Bovine gelatin immunoglobulin Gb	0.23	.590	0.00	.671	0.45	.445	0.00	.862

^aBoldface indicates statistical significance. ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.

^bMeasured at baseline (preoperatively).