Table 3 |
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Relationship between distal vastus medialis and vastus lateralis cross-sectional areas and patella structures |
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| Univariate regression coefficient (95% CI) |
Multivariate regression coefficient (95% CI) |
R2 for model |
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| Vastus medialis cross-sectional area, mm2 |
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| Patella cartilage volume, mm3 |
1.5 (1.3, 1.8)a |
0.58 (0.23, 0.94)a |
0.472b |
| Patella bone volume, mm3 |
9.09 (7.69, 10.50)a |
3.04 (1.40, 4.68)a |
0.592c |
| Vastus lateralis cross-sectional area, mm2 |
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| Patella cartilage volume, mm3 |
1.67 (0.89, 2.44)a |
-0.33 (-0.99, 0.33) |
0.455b |
| Patella bone volume, mm3 |
10.3 (6.19, 14.31)a |
-1.31 (-4.40, 1.78) |
0.574c |
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aP < 0.01. bAge, gender, body mass index, and participation in vigorous physical activity and patella cartilage volume included in the multivariate regression equation. cAge, gender, body mass index, and participation in vigorous physical activity and patella bone volume included in the multivariate regression equation. CI, confidence interval. |
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Berry et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R143 doi:10.1186/ar2573 |
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