Table 1.
Baseline Values in OAI Healthy Reference Cohort Participant Knees with and without MRI-Detected Femorotibial Cartilage Damage (MOAKS Scores ≥1).
| Knees without Any Femorotibial
Cartilage Damage (N = 45) |
Knees with Any Femorotibial
Cartilage Damage (n = 37) |
P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 53.5 | 6.3 | 54.8 | 8.3 | 0.44 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 | 3.0 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 0.65 |
| FTJ (mm) | 7.15 | 1.00 | 7.31 | 1.09 | 0.48 |
| MFTC (mm) | 3.31 | 0.51 | 3.45 | 0.57 | 0.25 |
| LFTC (mm) | 3.91 | 0.19 | 3.94 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
| cMFTC (mm) | 4.13 | 0.69 | 4.33 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| cLFTC (mm) | 5.19 | 0.82 | 5.25 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
| PASE | 163 | 72.3 | 180 | 85.2 | 0.33 |
| WOMAC Fct | 0.44 | 2.16 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
| CST Pace (stands/s) | 0.59 | 0.11 | 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.34 |
| 20m Pace (m/s) | 1.44 | 0.20 | 1.51 | 0.20 | 0.14 |
SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; FTJ = total femorotibial joint cartilage thickness; MFTC = medial compartment cartilage thickness; LFTC = lateral compartment cartilage thickness; cMFTC = central MFTC; cLFTC = central LFTC; PASE = physical activity score of the elderly (range 0-793; higher values denominate higher level of activity); WOMAC Fct = Western Ontario Mac Master Function Score (range 0-68; higher values denominate higher levels of functional limitation); CST Pace = Chair Stand Tests pace in stands/s; 20m Pace = 20m walk test pace in m/s.