Table 2.
Summary of the results for Ultra-Ultra-Distal (UUD) radius region of interest (n = 11)
| Variables | Mean (SD) | ICC (0.000-1.000) | Mean coefficient of variation (CV%) | Root mean square CV (RMSCV%) | Least significant change% (LSC%95) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density (Apparent) |
Full Bone (mgHA/cm3) |
vBMDfull |
D & S |
362 (102) |
0.986 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
| Cortical density (mgHA/cm3) |
vBMDcort |
D |
944 (189) |
0.962 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
10.4 |
|
| Trabecular density (mgHA/cm3) |
vBMDtrab |
D & S |
272 (69) |
0.993 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
|
| Cortical bone |
Thickness (mm) |
CtTh |
D |
0.59 (0.20) |
0.959 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
20.2 |
| Porosity (%) |
CtPo |
D |
1.3 (0.7) |
0.320 |
34.0 |
41.7 |
115.6 |
|
| Trabecular bone | Bone volume Fraction (%) |
BV/TVtrab |
D |
37 (7) |
0.990 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
| BV/TVtrabs |
S |
23 (6) |
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| Number (1/mm) |
TbN |
D & S |
2.4 (0.3) |
0.908 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
12.1 |
|
| Thickness (mm) |
TbTh |
D |
0.22 (0.02) |
0.956 |
0.79 |
4.5 |
12.6 |
|
| TbThs |
S |
0.10 (0.01) |
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| Separation (mm) | TbSp |
D |
0.38 (0.07) |
0.932 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | |
| TbSps | S | 0.34 (0.07) | ||||||
D = Direct Transformation Method; S (Grey fill) = Derived Standard Clinical Equivalent.