Table 2.
Effects of 12 months of chronic alcohol consumption on canal thickness, number, and spacing in the cranial, lateral, caudal, and medial quadrants and in the total cross-section (four quadrants) of the tibial diaphysis.
| Control | Alcohol | t test P | |
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| Cranial quadrant | |||
| Canal thickness (μm) | 65 ± 8 | 32 ± 2 | 0.002 |
| Canal number (mm−1) | 3.8 ± 0.08 | 3.6 ± 0.04 | 0.016 |
| Canal spacing (μm) | 271 ± 4 | 284 ± 3 | 0.027 |
| Lateral quadrant | |||
| Canal thickness (μm) | 45 ± 9 | 22 ± 1 | 0.023 |
| Canal number (mm−1) | 3.5 ± 0.02 | 3.5 ± 0.02 | NS |
| Canal spacing (μm) | 290 ± 2 | 291 ± 2 | NS |
| Caudal quadrant | |||
| Canal thickness (μm) | 56 ± 11 | 25 ± 1 | 0.018 |
| Canal number (mm−1) | 3.7 ± 0.06 | 3.6 ± 0.03 | NS |
| Canal spacing (μm) | 279 ± 4 | 283 ± 3 | NS |
| Medial quadrant | |||
| Canal thickness (μm) | 34 ± 7 | 23 ± 1 | NS |
| Canal number (mm−1) | 3.5 ± 0.03 | 3.5 ± 0.05 | NS |
| Canal spacing (μm) | 295 ± 3 | 297 ± 6 | NS |
| All quadrants | |||
| Canal thickness (μm) | 52 ± 7 | 26 ± 1 | 0.003 |
| Canal number (mm−1) | 3.7 ± 0.04 | 3.6 ± 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Canal spacing (μm) | 283 ± 2 | 288 ± 2 | NS |
Data are mean ± SE