Table 3. Microarchitectural quantitative analysis results of an ROI in the femur cortical bone.
| BL | C | HLU | HMF | HMF+HLU | |
| BMD (mg/cm3) | 834.91±29.31 | 958.36±65.30△△ | 927.56±57.54△ | 946.53±68.59△△ | 865.50±36.87 |
| BMC (mg) | 0.116±0.001 | 0.172±0.03△△ | 0.121±0.03** | 0.168±0.02△△ | 0.090±0.01**## |
| Mean Thickness(mm) | 0.474±0.040 | 0.543±0.069△ | 0.394±0.09** | 0.458±0.116 | 0.368±0.102** |
| Inner Perimeter(mm) | 9.374±0.743 | 11.83±1.58△△ | 10.18±1.17* | 11.42±2.00△ | 11.75±1.16△△ |
| Outer Perimeter(mm) | 12.319±0.548 | 14.94±1.54△△ | 13.5±1.26*△ | 14.82±1.89△△ | 14.32±1.68△△ |
| Marrow Area(mm2) | 6.36±0.94 | 9.72±1.23△△ | 8.65±1.10*△△ | 9.64±1.31△△ | 9.5±1.57△△ |
| Cortical Area(mm2) | 4.85±0.31 | 6.79±0.60△△ | 4.57±0.35** | 6.57±0.55△△ | 3.74±0.43**#△ |
BMD, bone mineral density (mg/cm3), refers to the total BMD of the ROI; BMC, bone mineral content (mg), refers to the total BMC of the ROI, including the ossature and soft tissue; Mean Thickness, average thickness of cortical bone; Inner Perimeter, the inside perimeter of the cortical bone; Outer Perimeter, the outside perimeter of the cortical bone; Marrow Area, the area of the cortical bone inside; Cortical Area, the area of the cortical bone.*P<0.05 vs. C, **P<0.01vs. C, #P<0.05vs.HLU, ##P<0.01vs.HLU, △△ P<0.01vs.HL, △ P<0.05vs.HL.