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. 2013 Dec 5;8(12):e82378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082378

Table 2. pQCT results at the right proximal tibial metaphysis.

Male
Female
P-values
DAMCON DAMEX DAMCON DAMEX Ex Sex Ex*Sex
Total BMC (mg) 14.59 ± 0.22 13.61 ± 0.22 11.22 ± 0.20 10.79 ± 0.23 0.10 <0.0001 0.19
Total area (mm2) 24.65 ± 0.52 22.81 ± 0.53 16.23 ± 0.48 15.85 ± 0.54 0.16 <0.0001 0.15
Total BMDv (mg/cm3) 595.87 ± 8.20 596.79 ± 8.36 693.97 ± 7.50 686.21 ± 8.40 0.77 <0.0001 0.59
Log Trabecular BMC (mg) 0.62 ± 0.07 0.46 ± 0.07 0.44 ± 0.07 0.36 ± 0.07 0.21 0.04 0.52
Log Trabecular area (mm2) 2.39 ± 0.04 2.31 ± 0.04 1.82 ± 0.04 1.81 ± 0.04 0.42 <0.0001 0.33
Trabecular BMDv (mg/cm3) 174.55 ± 9.93 158.97 ± 9.98 257.57 ± 9.14 241.93 ± 10.23 0.37 <0.0001 0.998
Cort/subcort BMC (mg) 12.52 ± 0.14 12.01 ± 0.14 9.60 ± 0.12 9.26 ± 0.14 0.20 <0.0001 0.53
Cort/subcort area (mm2) 8.05 ± 0.23 7.51± 0.21 7.93 ± 0.23 8.12 ± 0.21 0.11 <0.0001 0.38
Cort/subcort BMDv (mg/cm3) 934.30 ± 12.22 944.82 ± 12.29 964.48 ± 11.26 972.41 ± 12.60 0.55 0.02 0.91

Data are lsmeans ± SE.

N = 94 offspring from 15 dams.

DAMCON = offspring of control dams, DAMEX = offspring of exercised dams, Ex = dam exercise group, BMC = bone mineral content, BMDv = volumetric bone mineral density.