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Table 4 Association of BMI with severe MRI-detected cartilage damage (MRC ≥ 3) using logistic regression analysis

From: Association of body mass index with knee cartilage damage in an asymptomatic population-based study

Clinical variables

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted ORa (95% CI)

Current BMI (per 5 units)

1.74 (1.01-3.00)

1.70 (0.99-2.92)

Current BMI ≥ 25 vs. <25

2.74 (0.91-8.24)

2.63 (0.86-8.03)

Past BMI (per 5 units)

1.79 (0.81-3.94)

2.24 (0.90-5.56)

Change in BMI (per 5 units)

1.44 (0.82-2.54)

1.41 (0.75-2.63)

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. aadjusted for age and sex