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. 2014 Mar 17;9(3):e92312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092312

Table 1. Microarchitecture parameters evaluated by micro-CT scanning.

VL1R VL3R VL5R VL7R VLNR SPD BCL
BMD (g/cm3) 0.70±0.02a , b , c , d , e , f 0.74±0.03a , b , c , e 0.65±0.01a , b , c , d 0.79±0.11a , b , c 0.61±0.10a , b 0.58±0.07b , c 0.91±0.14a , c
BV/TV (%) 72.06±1.26a , b , c , d , e , f 77.41±1.47a , b , c , d , e 83.87±2.35a , b , c 87.04±2.84a , b , c 62.87±1.86a , b 50.43±2.31b , c 89.62±2.17a , c
Tb.Th (mm) 0.21±0.01a , b , c , e 0.22±0.03a , b , c , e 0.19±0.01a , b , c , d 0.22±0.01a , b , c 0.15±0.11a , b 0.13±0.00b , c 0.26±0.05a , c
Tb.N (mm−1) 3.22±0.14a , b , c , d , f 4.18±0.82a , b , c , d , e 3.48±0.24a , b , c , d 4.92±0.41a , b , c 3.27±0.08a , b 2.20±0.11b , c 5.43±0.21a , c
Tb.Sp (mm) 0.15±0.01a , b , c , d , f 0.12±0.02a , b , c , e 0.14±0.01a , b , c , d 0.11±0.01a , b , c 0.18±0.03a , b 0.20±0.02b , c 0.09±0.04a , c

n = 7 values per group. Values are shown as the median±SE. BMD - bone mineral density; BV/TV - bone volume fraction; Tb.Th - trabecular thickness; Tb.N - trabecular number; Tb.Sp - trabecular separation.

a

Statistically different from SPD (P<0.05).

b

Statistically different from BCL (P<0.05).

c

Statistically different from VLNR (P<0.05).

d

Statistically different from VL7R (P<0.05).

e

Statistically different from VL5R (P<0.05).

f

Statistically different from VL3R (P<0.05).