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Analyses included 234 officers who had no history of knee ligament\/meniscal injury at the time of military academy matriculation, had serum biomarker measurements at matriculation and graduation, demographic data, and KOOS assessment at follow-up. Biomarkers included Collagen Type II (C2C) and Type I and II (C1,2C) collagenase-generated cleavage epitopes, C-terminal propeptide of Type II collagen (CPII), and C- and N-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX and NTX). Angle-based Joint and Individual Variation Explained (AJIVE) was used to determine demographic determinants of biomarker levels and individual modes of variation specific to biomarker levels at matriculation and graduation, stratified by sex.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We confirmed known associations of joint metabolism biomarkers with age in both sexes and with smoking in males. Matriculation biomarker data in males suggested a protective biomarker profile characterized by high cartilage synthesis and low cleavage of type I and II collagen in association with healthy KOOS scores at follow-up. 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