Table 2.
Correlation between chondrocyte apoptosis and both cartilage degradation and Sb parameters.
| Caspase-3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| r | P | |
| Microscopic score | 0.4 | <0.01 |
| BMD Sbp | 0.2 | <0.05 |
| BMD Tb | 0.1 | <0.05 |
| SbpTh | 0.2 | <0.05 |
| BV/TV | 0.1 | >0.05 |
| Tb.Th | 0.1 | >0.05 |
| Tb.N | 0.02 | >0.05 |
| Tb.Sp | 0.1 | >0.05 |
| Tb.Pf | −0.02 | >0.05 |