Table 3.
Total femoral bone density and mid-shaft pQCT measurements in B6 mice, by gender and 2 season (mean values +/− SE).
| Sex | Female | Male | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer |
| N | 24 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
| Total vBMD (mg/cm3) | 0.580 +/− 0.005 | 0.599 +/− 0.006 a | 0.581 +/− 0.006 | 0.604 +/− 0.006 b |
| Total mineral (mg) | 11.55 +/− 0.12 | 11.91 +/− 0.14 * | 13.88 +/− 0.20 | 13.86 +/− 0.19 # |
| Total volume (cm3) | 19.89 +/− 0.11 | 19.94 +/− 0.12 | 23.92 +/− 0.24 | 22.92 +/− 0.22 b # |
| Periosteal circumference (mm) | 4.94 +/− 0.02 | 4.93 +/− 0.02* | 5.66 +/− 0.03 | 5.44 +/− 0.03 c # |
| Endosteal circumference (mm) | 3.75 +/− 0.03 | 3.77 +/− 0.02 * | 4.44 +/− 0.03 | 4.23 +/− 0.03 c * # |
a
p<0.05,
b
p<0.01,
c
p<0.0001
*
body weight covariate
#
femur length covariate