Table 6.
L 6 material properties.
| Lean | Obese | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apparent elastic modulus (MPa) | 115.83 ± 26.17 | 107.63 ± 8.65 | 71 |
| Stress at proportional limit (MPa) | 9.42 ± 2.37 | 7.25 ± 1.53 | 13 |
| Strain at proportional limit (%) | 13.47 ± 2.54∗ | 9.07 ± 2.09 | |
| Stress at maximal load (MPa) | 10.68 ± 2.11 | 9.47 ± 1.40 | 34 |
| Strain at maximal load (%) | 19.01 ± 5.04 | 21.00 ± 7.94 | 167 |
| Mineral ash fraction (%) | 63.43 ± 0.85 | 63.44 ± 1.14 | 155412 |
Values are means ± SD. ∗denotes statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05). n denotes the sample size per group needed for the recorded differences to become statistically significant based on a power of 0.8.