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Published in final edited form as: Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 Feb 28;27(6):863–870. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.018

Table 2:

Baseline T2 Parameters^*

T2 Parameters Baseline	Stable overweight group vs. (N=380)	P-value

Cartilage T2
Global knee	0.34 [−0.29, 0.37]	0.13
PAT	0.16 [−0.16, 0.18]	0.65
MT	0.55 [0.18, 0.61]	0.19
LT	0.50 [−0.37, 0.63]	0.11
MF	0.03 [−0.03, 0.05]	0.76
LF	0.39 [−0.38, 0.57]	0.17

Deep layer T2
Global knee	0.36 [−0.06, 0.46]	0.09
PAT	0.06 [−0.10, 0.11]	0.91
MT	0.13 [−0.13, 037]	0.15
LT	0.45 [−0.03, 0.59]	0.051
MF	0.04 [−0.38, 0.12]	0.93
LF	0.33 [−0.22, 0.43]	0.35

Superficial layer T2
Global knee	0.28 [0.21, 0.36]	0.37
PAT	−0.04 [−0.10, 0.01]	0.79
MT	0.21 [0.11, 0.30]	0.63
LT	0.27 [0.19, 0.35]	0.55
MF	0.25 [0.15, 0.33]	0.50
LF	0.68 [0.59, 0.78]	0.40

Multivariable linear regression models adjusting for age, sex, baseline BMI and KL score. Adjusted mean differences [95% confidence interval] (ms).

PAT, patella; MT, medial tibia; LT, lateral tibia; MF, medial femur; LF, lateral femur