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Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2008 Feb 15;42(6):1184–1192. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.01.022

Table 3. Relationships between microcrack morphometric results and bone mineral microstructure.

Group	Cr.N vs. GVSD^†	Cr.Le vs. GVSD	Cr.Ar vs. GVSD
All (N=47)	(+) p<0.0001 r²=0.36	(-) p<0.0001 r²=0.36	(-) p<0.0001 r²=0.30
FRAC (N=20)	p=0.49	p=0.50	p=0.43
NORM (N=27)	(+) p<0.0001 r²=0.48	(-) p=0.0002 r²=0.42	(-) p=0.0081 r²=0.25
High BFR/BS (N=24)	(+) p=0.034 r²=0.19	p=0.052	p=0.15
Low BFR/BS (N=23)	(+) p=0.0006 r²=0.44	(-) p=0.0004 r²=0.46	(-) p=0.0012 r²=0.40

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(+) indicates a positive linear correlation, while (-) indicates a negative linear correlation.