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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Mar 1;74(5):799–808. doi: 10.1002/acr.24512

Table 4:

Odds ratios and Area under the ROC curve for Composite Scores in the Validation Cohort

Unadjusted Adjusted*
Knee Measure Odds Ratio (95% CI) AUC Odds ratio (95% CI) AUC
Kellgren-Lawrence Grade Progression
Unweighted total score 1.29 (0.94, 1.77) 0.60 1.38 (0.97, 1.96) 0.71
Cumulative cartilage damage 1.54 (1.12, 2.11) 0.64 1.84 (1.27, 2.69) 0.72
BML+effusion-synovitis 1.17 (0.85, 1.61) 0.59 1.21 (0.86, 1.70) 0.70
Medial Joint Space Width Progression
Unweighted total score 1.20 (0.90, 1.61) 0.56 1.21 (0.89, 1.64) 0.63
Cumulative cartilage damage 1.93 (1.38, 2.72) 0.67 2.11 (1.44, 3.07) 0.70
BML+effusion-synovitis 1.05 (0.79, 1.39) 0.52 1.05 (0.78, 1.41) 0.63
WOMAC Pain Progression
Unweighted total score 1.72 (1.18, 2.52) 0.63 1.97 (1.26, 3.08) 0.76
Cumulative cartilage damage 1.28 (0.89, 1.84) 0.55 1.31 (0.86, 1.98) 0.72
BML+effusion-synovitis 1.69 (1.15, 2.48) 0.65 1.92 (1.23, 3.01) 0.76

BML = bone marrow lesion; AUC = area under the ROC curve; 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.

*

Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, race, WOMAC pain, KL, JSW and pain med use.