approaching significanceP < .1
However, in the presence of morphological lesions in cartilage, WORMS >1, those without pain (SUV avg = 1.9) had higher SUV avg values compared to those with pain (SUV avg = 0.8), also approaching significance, P < .1.
However, in the presence of morphological lesions in cartilage, WORMS >1, those without pain (SUV avg = 1.9) had higher SUV avg values compared to those with pain (SUV avg = 0.8), also approaching significance, P < .1.
Studies showed that pain correlates with T 2 relaxation times in early OA and can therefore be a quantitatively measurable biomarker for knee pain 37 , 38 ; however, due to the small sample size, this only approaches statistical significance in this study.