Table 2.
Linear, least square regression models for log-transformed synovial fluid parameters (lubricin and hyaluronic acid concentrations) in high-motion equine joints. Intercept omitted for clarity.
| Log [Lubricin] (n=102) | Log [HA] (n=102) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | Estimate | Sth. Error | P-value | Estimate | Std. Error | P-value |
| Joint | 0.13 | < 0.01 | ||||
| ACJ | 0.20 | 0.16 | −0.10 | 0.15 | ||
| MCJ | 0.45 | 0.19 | −0.21 | 0.17 | ||
| MCPJ | −0.25 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.15 | ||
| MTPJ | −0.22 | 0.16 | 0.47 | 0.15 | ||
| MFT | −0.03 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.19 | ||
| Age (years) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.61 | 0.06 | 0.01 | < 0.01 |
| Sex (female) | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.86 | −0.01 | 0.07 | 0.90 |
| TP (g/dl) | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 0.01 |
| R2 (Adj. R2) | 0.75 (0.73) | 0.87 (0.87) | ||||