Table 5.
Tibial HR-pQCT
| At KTx | 6 months post-KTx | Healthy controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | ||||||
| Tb.vBMD (mg/cm3) | 203 | [188; 224] | 204 | [173; 219] | 190 | [180; 207] |
| Tt.vBMD (mg/cm3) | 288 | [264; 320] | 287 | [264; 321] | 271 | [252; 335] |
| Ct.vBMD (mg/cm3) | 797 | [729; 876] | 791 | [738; 876] | 781 | [715; 869] |
| Trabecular structure | ||||||
| Tb.N (mm−1) | 1.72 | [1.54; 2.01] | 1.73 | [1.54; 1.93] | 1.81 | [1.68; 1.94] |
| Tb.Th (mm) | 0.10 | [0.09; 0.11] | 0.10 | [0.09; 0.11] | 0.09 | [0.08; 0.09] |
| Tb.Sp (mm) | 0.47 | [0.42; 0.54] | 0.47 | [0.43; 0.55] | 0.46 | [0.43; 0.51] |
| Geometry | ||||||
| Ct.Ar (mm2) | 83 | [51; 93] | 81 | [63; 98] | 104 | [73; 123] |
| Tt.Ar (mm2) | 510 | [396; 613] | 512 | [380; 617] | 581 | [473; 653] |
| Ct.Th (mm) | 0.84 | [0.56; 1.02] | 0.85 | [0.69; 1.03] | 1.02 | [0.77; 1.20] |
Results expressed as median [interquartile range, IQR]. vBMD volumetric bone mineral density for total (Tt.vBMD), trabecular (Tb.vBMD), and cortical (Ct.vBMD)compartment, Tb.N trabecular number, Tb.Th thickness, Tb.Sp separation, Ct.Ar cortical area, Tt.Ar total area, Ct.Th cortical thickness, KTx kidney transplantation
*p < 0.025 when comparing HC and patients at KTx
#p < 0.025 when comparing patients at KTx and 6 months post-KTx