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Table 3.

Correlation Coefficient and Independent Predictors of Multilinear Regression for the Predictions of Elastic Moduli of Trabecular Bone by the ITS Measurements

	Distal radius		Distal tibia

Mechanical properties	Adjusted r	Independent predictors	Adjusted r	Independent predictors
E₁₁	0.96	P-R Junc.D,^* rTb.Th,^* pTb.N,^* rTb.ℓ,^* pTb.Th^***	0.93	P-R Junc.D,^** rTb.Th,^* R-R Junc.D,^* pBV/BV^***
E₂₂	0.98	rTb.Th,^* pBV/BV,^* pBV/TV,^* rTb.ℓ,^* rTb.N^***	0.95	P-P Junc.D,^* rBV/TV,^* rTb.N,^ P-R Junc.D^*
E₃₃	0.99	P-P Junc.D,^* rTb.Th,^* aBV/TV,^* pTb.N,^* rTb.ℓ^*	0.99	P-P Junc.D,^* aBV/TV,^* rTb.Th,^* R-R Junc.D,^* pTb.Th,^* pTb.N,^ pTb.S^*
G₂₃	0.99	P-P Junc.D,^* rTb.Th,^* pBV/BV,^** pBV/TV,^* rTb.ℓ,^* pTb.N^*	0.96	P-P Junc.D^*
G₃₁	0.98	P-P Junc.D,^* rBV/TV,^* rTb.N,^* rTb.ℓ^**	0.96	rTb.Th,^* R-R Junc.D,^* pBV/TV,^* rTb.N^**
G₁₂	0.98	P-R Junc.D,^* rTb.Th,^* pTb.N,^* rTb.ℓ,^** pBV/TV,^* rBV/TV,^* rTb.N^**	0.94	P-R Junc.D^*

Note: The order of predictors is given in the order that predictors were entered in the forward stepwise regression model. The significance of each independent predictor is indicated by its p value (

p < .001

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .05

^****

p < .1).

Please refer to the Glossary for definitions of each ITS-based parameter.