Table 2.

Comparison of bone mineral densities

	C (n=6) Mean±SD (min–max)	O (n=7) Mean±SD (min–max)	OV (n=7) Mean±SD (min–max)	p*	C-O (p**)	C-OV (p**)	O-OV (p**)
Vertebrae (g/cm2)	0.120±0.007 (0.116–0.133)	0.113±0.003 (0.109–0.118)	0.121±0.004 (0.114–0.125)	0.004	0.015	0.253	0.003

C: Control, O: Ovariectomy, OV: Ovariectomy +vitamin C

Mean±SD: Mean± standard deviation, min–max: minimum–maximum

^*Statistical significance was set at p< 0.05 with Kruskal–Wallis test

^**Statistical significance was set at p< 0.033 with Bonferroni-adjusted Mann–Whitney U test