Table 3 The associations of BMI/Depression group with WOMAC Pain, maximum JSN and cartilage T₂ [ms]. All mixed effects models were adjusted for age, sex, BMI, and race. Abbreviations: SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; Coeff: coefficient

Maximum JSN

 No Depression/Normal BMI _{(N = 772)}

 No Depression/Obese BMI _{(N = 971)}

0.35

0.03

0.29–0.42

< 0.001

  Depression/Normal BMI _(N = 33)

0.01

0.11

−0.21-0.23

0.90

  Depression/Obese BMI _(N = 68)

0.60

0.08

0.44–0.77

< 0.001

 No Depression/Normal BMI _{(N = 772)}

 No Depression/Obese BMI _{(N = 971)}

0.84

0.09

0.65–1.03

< 0.001

  Depression/Normal BMI _(N = 33)

0.85

0.34

0.17–1.543

0.01

  Depression/Obese BMI _(N = 68)

4.09

0.25

3.60–4.58

< 0.001

Cartilage T₂

 No Depression/Normal BMI _{(N = 772)}

 No Depression/Obese BMI _{(N = 971)}

0.39

0.08

0.24–0.55

< 0.001

  Depression/Normal BMI _(N =33)

0.31

0.28

−0.24-0.87

0.27

  Depression/Obese BMI _(N = 68)

1.09

0.04

0.68–1.49

< 0.001