Table 1 Patient characteristics and the difference between the meniscal injury and control groups
From: Morphometric characteristics of the knee are associated with the injury of the meniscus
Variable | Total (n = 207) | Control group (n = 95) | Meniscal injury group (n = 112) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 88 (63.63%) | 38 (40.00%) | 50 (44.64%) | 0.501 |
 Female | 119 (57.49%) | 57 (60.00%) | 62 (55.35%) |  |
Age, years | 48.63 ± 15.53 | 43.18 ± 14.96 | 53.26 ± 14.53 | < 0.001 |
ACL injury | 59 (32.37%) | 26 (27.37%) | 33 (29.46%) | 0.811 |
ACL rupture | 45 (21.74%) | 18 (18.95%) | 27 (24.11%) | 0.370 |
NW, mm | 18.7 ± 2.43 | 19.02 ± 2.31 | 18.43 ± 2.5 | 0.081 |
BCW, mm | 68.38 ± 6.33 | 68.11 ± 7.22 | 68.61 ± 5.5 | 0.574 |
NWI | 0.28 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.027 |
Medial condyle width, mm | 23.29 ± 2.56 | 23.01 ± 2.59 | 23.53 ± 2.52 | 0.145 |
Lateral condyle width, mm | 41.19 ± 208.17 | 27.27 ± 5.62 | 53 ± 283 | 0.199 |
Medial spine height, mm | 9.74 ± 1.42 | 9.98 ± 1.35 | 9.54 ± 1.45 | 0.025 |
Lateral spine height, mm | 7.58 ± 1.21 | 7.59 ± 1.22 | 7.58 ± 1.2 | 0.939 |
Intercondylar angle, ° | 35.93 ± 6.22 | 35.57 ± 7 | 36.25 ± 5.49 | 0.435 |