Table 2.

Calculated Coefficients (r) for Linear Correlation Between the Mechanical Parameters and Measured Bone Densities of the 22 Cylindrical Samples

	DXA [mg/cm2]	QCT [mg/cm3]	Ashing [mg/cm3]
Es [N/mm2]	0.69**	0.73**	0.76**
smax [N/mm2]	0.61**	0.45*	0.73**
DXA [mg/cm2]	1	0.59**	0.89**
QCT [mg/cm3]	0.59**	1	0.58**
Ashing [mg/cm3]	0.89**	0.58**	1

^* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

^** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).