Table 4.
Bone density and bone microstructure morphology
| N | N-K1 | N-K2 | HF | HF-K1 | HF-K2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMD | 0.24 ± 0.00 | 0.25 ± 0.00 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.00* | 0.23 ± 0.00 | 0.24 ± 0.00 |
| BV (mm3) | 1.21 ± 0.09 | 1.47 ± 0.08 | 1.34 ± 0.11 | 0.97 ± 0.08* | 0.98 ± 0.05 | 1.09 ± 0.10 |
| BV/TV (%) | 10.3 ± 0.67 | 11.71 ± 0.53 | 11.00 ± 0.85 | 8.37 ± 0.64 | 8.29 ± 0.41 | 9.35 ± 0.85 |
| BS/BV (1/mm) | 47.84 ± 1.22 | 47.00 ± 1.00 | 48.07 ± 1.30 | 51.15 ± 1.52 | 53.27 ± 1.14 | 50.34 ± 2.71 |
| Tb.Th (mm) | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.09 ± 0.00 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.08 ± 0.00 |
| Tb. N (1/mm) | 1.24 ± 0.08 | 1.37 ± 0.05 | 1.29 ± 0.10 | 1.03 ± 0.07 | 1.05 ± 0.04 | 1.10 ± 0.07 |
| Tb.Sp (mm) | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.01 |
| SMI | 1.88 ± 0.08 | 1.67 ± 0.06 | 1.74 ± 0.10 | 2.08 ± 0.09 | 2.02 ± 0.06 | 1.90 ± 0.13 |
| Connectivity density (1/mm3) | 73.18 ± 5.10 | 84.56 ± 3.36 | 81.42 ± 6.87 | 56.54 ± 4.03* | 63.64 ± 2.02 | 65.82 ± 6.16 |
Values represent the means ± SEM (n = 7); Values are significantly different between the N and HF groups at *p<0.05 according to Mann-Whitney U test.