Table 3.
Changes in bone morphology and bone density of the femur and tibia
| Items | Groups |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | FHS | FHSL | ||
| Body weight (kg) | 1.45 ± 0.01a | 1.43 ± 0.01a | 1.36 ± 0.02b | 0.001 |
| Femoral measurements | ||||
| Weight (g) | 4.13 ± 0.44 | 3.57 ±0.24 | 3.21 ± 0.41 | 0.236 |
| Bone index (%) | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.354 |
| Length (cm) | 4.69 ± 1.54 | 4.72 ± 1.04 | 4.44 ± 1.86 | 0.372 |
| Width (mm) | 6.03 ± 0.31 | 5.85 ± 0.15 | 5.65 ± 0.34 | 0.581 |
| Seedor's index | 88.12 ± 9.53 | 75.47 ± 4.49 | 71.08 ± 6.98 | 0.253 |
| BMD (g/cm2) 1 | 0.15 ± 0.003a | 0.13 ± 0.007ab | 0.12 ± 0.005b | 0.001 |
| Tibial measurements | ||||
| Weight (g) | 6.10 ± 0.67 | 5.23 ± 0.33 | 4.73 ± 0.59 | 0.224 |
| Bone index (%) | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.336 |
| Length (cm) | 7.51 ± 2.10 | 7.16 ± 1.85 | 6.75 ± 2.75 | 0.083 |
| Width (mm) | 5.76 ± 0.34 | 5.19 ± 0.16 | 5.15 ± 0.34 | 0.285 |
| Seedor's index | 80.16 ± 6.91 | 72.64 ± 3.52 | 68.32 ± 6.08 | 0.349 |
| BMD (g/cm2) 1 | 0.14 ± 0.002a | 0.12 ± 0.005b | 0.12 ± 0.005b | 0.001 |
n = 8, n indicates the number of biologically independent samples per group. Data are all shown as mean ± SEM.
1
BMD indicates bone mineral density.
a–b
Means with different superscripts within the same row differ (P < 0.05).