Table 2 |
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Comparison of annual change knee structure between offspring and controls |
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| Parameter |
Annual change |
P |
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| Offspring |
Controls |
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| Medial tibial cartilage volume (mm3) |
-74 ± 88 |
-51 ± 103 |
0.027 |
| Lateral tibial cartilage volume (mm3) |
-52 ± 88 |
-35 ± 98 |
0.115 |
| Patellar cartilage volume (mm3) |
-167 ± 137 |
-138 ± 153 |
0.059 |
| Total cartilage volume (mm3) |
-292 ± 246 |
-225 ± 284 |
0.023 |
| Medial tibial cartilage volume (%) |
-3.1 (3.6) |
-2.0 (4.5) |
0.019 |
| Lateral tibial cartilage volume (%) |
-1.9 (3.1) |
-1.1 (3.7) |
0.045 |
| Patellar cartilage volume (%) |
-4.7 (3.7) |
-3.7 (3.8) |
0.019 |
| Total cartilage volume (%) |
-3.4 (2.7) |
-2.5 (3.1) |
0.009 |
| Medial cartilage defect score |
0.15 ± 0.70 |
-0.01 ± 0.64 |
0.031 |
| Lateral cartilage defect score |
0.02 ± 0.65 |
0.02 ± 0.76 |
0.937 |
| Patellar cartilage defect score |
0.25 ± 0.67 |
0.16 ± 0.64 |
0.213 |
| Total cartilage defect score |
0.42 ± 1.42 |
0.16 ± 1.50 |
0.100 |
| Medial tibial bone area (mm2) |
10 ± 38 |
8 ± 30 |
0.607 |
| Lateral tibial bone area (mm2) |
0.0 ± 27 |
-0.5 ± 43 |
0.905 |
| Medial tibial bone area (%) |
0.6 (2.0) |
0.4 (1.7) |
0.411 |
| Lateral tibial bone area (%) |
0.1 (3.6) |
-0.0 (2.3) |
0.682 |
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Where errors are shown, results are means ± SD. Numbers in parentheses are also SD. |
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Ding et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R8 doi:10.1186/ar1835 |
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