Table 3.
Bone microarchitecture parameters of the lumbar vertebrae (micro-CT data) after the 10-week interventions. Values are mean (SD)
| Groups | Trabecular number (1/mm) |
Trabecular thickness (mm) |
Trabecular separation (mm) |
Bone volume/total volume (%) |
Bone surface area/bone volume (1/mm) |
Connectivity density (1/mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham control | 1.69 (0.24) | 0.21 (0.03) | 0.38 (0.07) | 0.36 (0.03) | 9.4 (1.6) | 7.0(1.3) |
| OVX | 1.74 (0.25) | 0.19 (0.02) | 0.39 (0.08) | 0.36 (0.05) | 10 (1.9) | 6.6 (1.2) |
| MP | 1.64 (0.37) | 0.17 (0.02) a | 0.45 (0.13) | 0.30 (0.04) a | 12 (2.6) | 5.6 (1.5) |
| OVX+MP | 1.28 (0.16) a | 0.14 (0.02) c | 0.60 (0.16) b | 0.22 (0.03) c | 14 (2.9) b | 4.5 (0.55) b |
a p <0.05),
b p <0.01), and
c p <0.001 compared to the sham control.