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. 2014 Nov 13;9(11):e112744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112744

Table 3. Bone quality of the femur as measured by the three-point bending test.

Sham OVX OVX+L-DMOG OVX+H-DMOG
Ultimate load(N) 15.31±0.85# 11.85±0.30* 13.14±0.42*# 14.11±0.37*#
Ultimate stress(Mpa) 99.41±7.10# 69.56±4.88* 80.98±5.59*# 90.13±2.37*#
Energy to failure(MJ) 8.69±0.50# 6.75±0.24* 7.39±0.30*# 7.92±0.31*#
Modulus(Mpa) 4162.65±377.13# 2910.93±355.07* 3407.78±291.51* 3624.83±255.12*#

The groups designated with an asterisk shown significant differences with Sham group (P<0.05), the groups designated with a pound sign shown significant differences with OVX group (P<0.05).