Table 1. Bone mineral density, microarchitecture of the trabecular and cortical bone at the femur diaphysis after a bone animal experiment on chronic alcohol consumption.

	C (n = 11)	A25 (n = 8)	A35 (n = 8)	p
WB BMD (g/cm2)	0,207±0,004	0,194±0,005c	0,189±0,006c	p<0,0001
Femur BMD(g/cm2)	0,394±0,013	0,354±0,010c	0,335±0,020c,a	p<0,0001
BV/TV (%)	16,09±5,49	13,83±3,73	12,09±2,64	NS
Tb.Th (mm)	0,095±0,011	0,083±0,005c	0,085±0,009	0,03
Ct.Po (%)	1,03±0,28	1,15±0,32	1,42±0,35c	0,01
Po.N (1/mm)	0,24±0,05	0,29±0,07	0,35±0,08c	0,008
PoS/CtV(mm2/mm3)	1.63±0.17	1.91±0.34	2.24±0.54c	0,002

The alcohol-fed rats (A25, A35) drank alcohol for 17 weeks (25% and 35% v/v) while the control group (C) drank water. The critical p-value (p) was 0.05;

^csignificant according to controls,

^asignificant according to A25 group. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (sd).