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Table 2.

Spearman correlations between mechanical testing variables and other variables: rho values and p values in parentheses are listed for each pair of compared variables * p<0.05, ** p<0.01).

	μCT BV/TV (n=22)	μCT Conn.D. (n=22)	OC Level (n=11)	CTX-I level (n=12)	TRAP(+)Number (n=18)	Ob.S/BS (n=16)	ES/BS (n=16)	Weight Gain (n=22)
Strength	0.440*	0.448*	0.763**	−0.601*	−0.397	−0.050	−0.488	0.638**
Strength	(0.041)	(0.037)	(0.006)	(0.039)	(0.103)	(0.854)	(0.055)	(0.001)
Energy to yield	0.390	0.379	0.791**	−0.503	−0.498*	−0.221	−0.579*	0.563**
Energy to yield	(0.073)	(0.082)	(0.004)	(0.095)	(0.035)	(0.412)	(0.019)	(0.006)
Energy to failure	0.303	0.281	0.553	−0.503	−0.230	−0.006	−0.365	0.297
Energy to failure	(0.170)	(0.206)	(0.078)	(0.095)	(0.358)	(0.983)	(0.165)	(0.179)
Stiffness	0.194	0.208	0.267	−0.084	−0.059	0.091	−0.050	0.441*
Stiffness	(0.388)	(0.352)	(0.427)	(0.795)	(0.817)	(0.737)	(0.854)	(0.040)