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. 2012 Jun 14;97(8):2782–2791. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-1477

Table 2.

Marrow adiposity

Controls (n = 39) Subjects (n = 64) P (unadjusted) P (adjusted for age and BMI) P (adjusted for age, BMI, BV/TV)
Ad.Ar (mm2) 0.25 ± 0.07 0.32 ± 0.08 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.001
Ad.Pm (mm) 25 ± 7 31 ± 7 <0.0001 0.0004 0.007
Ad.N (no./mm2) 170 ± 43 207 ± 45 <0.0001 0.003 0.04
Ad.V/Ma.V (%) 27 ± 8 34 ± 8 <0.0001 0.0004 0.006
Ad.D (no./mm2) 193 ± 48 223 ± 46 0.003 0.04 0.2

Ad.N, Adipocyte number per square millimeter tissue area; Ad.D, adipocyte density (adipocyte number per square millimeter marrow tissue area).