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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied population

From: The associations between indices of patellofemoral geometry and knee pain and patella cartilage volume: a cross-sectional study

 

N = 240

Age (years)

45.7 (9.4)

Gender: n (% female)

177 (73.8)

Weight (kg)

94.3 (27.1)

Height (m)

1.7 (0.1)

BMI (kg m-2)

33.9 (9.6)

WOMAC pain score

53.9 (82.7)

Patella bone volume (mm3)

10966 (2580)

Patella cartilage volume (mm3)

2213 (544)

LCPA (degrees) *

19.0 (7.0)

SA (degrees) †

150.8 (9.7)

I-S Ratio‡

1.0 (0.1)

  1. Presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated; BMI = Body Mass Index, WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index, LCPA = lateral condyle-patella angle, SA = sulcus angle, I-S Ratio = Insall-Salvati Ratio
  2. * measured in 233 subjects
  3. † measured in 226 subjects
  4. ‡ measured in 222 subjects
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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