Table 2.

Pairwise Comparisons of Macromolecular Fraction (MMF) Between Groups for Each Corresponding Region.

Group	Region	MMF Mean Difference, [95% Confidence Interval] (%)	p-value	MMF Difference1 (%)
Control - Symptomatic	All segments	0.87, [0.09 – 1.84]	0.027	6.39
Control - Asymptomatic	All segments	1.18, [0.20 – 2.63]	0.024	8.76
Asymptomatic - Symptomatic	All segments	−0.31, [−1.27 – 0.70]	0.540	2.38
Control - Symptomatic	Lateral segments	1.23, [−0.10 – 2.58]	0.027	8.23
Control - Asymptomatic	Lateral segments	1.31, [0.06 – 2.45]	0.040	8.79
Asymptomatic - Symptomatic	Lateral segments	−0.08, [−1.40 – 1.12]	0.870	0.56
Control - Symptomatic	Bursal-sided segments	0.43, [−0.43 – 1.67]	0.280	6.39
Control - Asymptomatic	Bursal-sided segments	1.01, [0 – 2.02]	0.044	3.33
Asymptomatic - Symptomatic	Bursal-sided segments	−0.58, [−1.53 – 0.74]	0.420	7.92
Control - Symptomatic	Articular-sided segments	1.31, [0.54 – 2.23]	0.001	9.14
Control - Asymptomatic	Articular-sided segments	1.35, [0.07 – 2.44]	0.037	9.44
Asymptomatic - Symptomatic	Articular-sided segments	−0.04, [−0.99 – 1.23]	0.950	0.30

¹Percent difference = |group 1 – group 2| / [(group 1 + group 2) / 2]