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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Jan 13;31(4):726–735. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2021.12.011

Table 3.

Sensitivity analyses evaluating body mass index and sex in relation to fatty infiltration in the ROW cohort.

Unadjusted
N-cases/N-controls FI (Grade 1 or higher) N-cases/N-controls FI (Grade 2 or higher)


Variable OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI (continuous) 58/96 1.02 (0.97, 1.08) 42/96 1.03 (0.97, 1.10)
BMI <25 9/24 1.00 (Ref) 4/24 1.000 (Ref)
BMI 25–30 23/31 1.98 (0.78, 5.05) 20/31 3.87 (1.17, 12.83)
BMI > 30 26/41 1.69 (0.68, 4.20) 18/41 2.63 (0.80, 8.70)
Sex (Female vs. Male [ref]) 58/96 0.95 (0.51, 1.82) 42/96 0.70 (0.33, 1.46)


Multivariable Adjusted
N-cases/N-controls FI (Grade 1 or higher) N-cases/N-controls FI (Grade 2 or higher)


Variable OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI (continuous) 44/82 1.051 (0.963, 1.148) 31/82 1.08 (0.98, 1.21)
BMI <25 7/22 1.000 (Ref) 2/22 1.00 (Ref)
BMI 25–30 19/27 1.097 (0.254, 4.748) 16/27 2.52 (0.25, 25.76)
BMI > 30 18/33 3.116 (0.773, 12.558) 13/33 7.81 (0.84, 72.28)
Sex (Female vs. Male [ref]) 44/82 3.592 (1.148, 11.245) 31/82 2.38 (0.59, 9.58)

FI = fatty infiltration defined either as grade 1 or higher level of fatty infiltration in the Goutallier scale; or as grade 2 or higher level of fatty infiltration in the Goutallier scale; Odds ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence interval (95% CI) were estimated using logistic regression using BMI (continuous) or BMI (categorical) and sex, while adjusting for age at MRI, cross sectional area of tear, and duration of tear for multivariable model. Unadjusted model only included BMI (continuous or categorical) or sex with FI.