. 2013 Nov 23;43(1):20130144. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20130144

Table 3.

Mean numbers of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase–positive, detached, giant and apoptotic osteoclasts of zoledronic acid (ZA), ZA + teriparatide (TP) and control groups

	n	Mean ± SD	p-value
Detached OCs
ZA	9	2.06 ± 1.434^a	<0.01^a
ZA + TP	9	0.78 ± 0.943^a
Control	9	0.83 ± 2.036^a
Giant OCs
ZA	9	1.44 ± 1.294^a	<0.01^a
ZA + TP	9	0.44 ± 0.616^a
Control	9	0.11 ± 0.323^a
Apoptotic OCs
ZA	9	2.72 ± 1.274^a	<0.01^a
ZA + TP	9	2.11 ± 1.568^a
Control	9	0.22 ± 0.548^a

OC, osteoclast; SD, standard deviation.

Comparisons were performed using Mann–Whitney U test.

The Kruskal Wallis test was used as post hoc to define significantly different groups. Significance was set at p < 0.01.