Table 1.

Linear correlation between several structural parameters to predict gain in bone mass, gain in bone volume fraction, final bone mass, or final bone volume fraction

Predictive variable	Outcome variable	Metaphysis		Epiphysis
		r 2	Slope	r 2	Slope
BS at weeks 8, 10, and 12	ΔBV/TV over weeks 8–10, 10–12, and 12–14	0.42	0.0003	0.23	0.0011
BS at weeks 8, 10, and 12	ΔBV over weeks 8–10, 10–12, and 12–14	0.40	0.0077	n.s.	–
BV/TV at weeks 8, 10, and 12	ΔBV/TV over weeks 8–10, 10–12, and 12–14	n.s.	–	0.41	−0.23
BV at weeks 8, 10, and 12	ΔBV over weeks 8–10, 10–12, and 12–14	0.21	0.13	0.25	−0.21
ΔBV/TV over weeks 0–8	ΔBV/TV over weeks 8–14	n.s.	–	n.s.	–
ΔBV over weeks 0–8	ΔBV over weeks 8–14	0.48	0.95	n.s.	–
BS at week 8	ΔBV/TV over weeks 8–14	0.86	0.0012	n.s.	–
BS at week 8	ΔBV over weeks 8–14	0.77	0.030	n.s	–
BV/TV at week 8	ΔBV/TV over weeks 8–14	0.66	0.76	n.s.	–
BV at week 8	ΔBV over weeks 8–14	0.69	0.88	n.s.	–
BV/TV at week 0	BV/TV at week 14	0.81	1.3	0.85	1.6
BV at week 0	BV at week 14	0.89	1.3	0.93	0.96