Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants split by total (tibiofemoral) cartilage loss (absolute) over 10 years ^a

Age (years)

44.2(6.9)

46.2(6.6)

0.038

Males (%)

69

45

0.001

BMI

26.8(4.4)

27.3(5.2)

0.449

Any medial JSN (%)

8

20

0.015

Any lateral JSN (%)

2

3

0.659

Any medial osteophytes (%)

3

12

0.016

Any lateral osteophytes (%)

5

6

0.770

Medial (tibiofemoral) cartilage volume (mm³)

6098 (1431)

7435 (1583)

<0.001

Lateral (tibiofemoral) cartilage volume (mm³)

6577 (1716)

7969 (1757)

<0.001

Total (tibiofemoral) cartilage defects (mean)

4.0 (1.0)

3.9 (1.3)

0.674

Any meniscal tear (%)

13

31

0.005

Any meniscal extrusion (%)

5

15

0.079

Any (tibiofemoral) BMLs (%)

54

50

0.597