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Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2007 Oct 25;42(2):396–404. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.10.010

Table 4.

Whole cross-section averages for microstructural and remodeling properties indicate decreased turnover with balanced formation and resorption in hibernating grizzly bear femurs. Means with standard deviations in parentheses are presented. See Table 2 for explanations of abbreviations.

Property	Active	Hibernating	p-value
Por (%)	7.6 (0.5)	5.3 (0.4)	0.0008
Rf.Ca.Dn (#/mm²)	0.9 (0.2)	0.4 (0.2)	0.065
Rp.Ca.Dn (#/mm²)	0.3 (0.02)	0.1 (0.03)	0.108
L.On.Dn (#/mm²)	7.0 (3.1)	2.5 (0.8)	0.031
On.MAR (μm/day)	1.1 (0.1)	0.7 (0.1)	0.015
On.MARN (μm/day)	3.4 (1.1)	3.3 (1.5)	0.911
Ac.f (#/mm²/year)	24.6 (11.9)	6.2 (3.3)	0.032
FP (days)	59.7 (16.5)	81.0 (17.6)	0.131