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Table 6 Pain and MOCART scores stratified by body mass index

From: Cartilage lesion size and number of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells strongly influenced the SVF implantation outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

 < 20.0

(n = 2)

20.0–24.9

(n = 15)

25.0–29.9

(n = 24)

 ≥ 30.0

(n = 2)

P value*

VAS

 Baseline

77.5 ± 0.7

79.9 ± 7.4

78.9 ± 7.0

77.0 ± 8.5

n.s

 1 month

40.0 ± 5.7

44.7 ± 5.4

44.0 ± 10.1

32.5 ± 4.9

n.s

 3 months

37.5 ± 7.8

44.0 ± 6.5

43.3 ± 10.9

45.0 ± 11.3

n.s

 6 months

37.0 ± 8.5

39.9 ± 5.7

40.4 ± 10.4

43.5 ± 12.0

n.s

 12 months

25.8 ± 13.0

36.4 ± 5.2

36.1 ± 7.5

40.0 ± 1.4

n.s

MOCART

67.5 ± 3.5

70.3 ± 12.9

71.0 ± 10.9

67.5 ± 3.5

n.s

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation
  2. MOCART Magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue, VAS Visual analogue scale
  3. *Kruskal–Wallis test