TABLE III.

Comparison of the correlation coefficients (R) between ultrasound attenuation on transverse plane and structural and mechanical parameters shows that ATT_T-R has significantly better prediction for BS/BV, Tb.Th, and DA than ATT_M-L. N.S. = Non-significant.

	ATTM-L	ATTT-R	p
SMI	−0.66	−0.70	N.S.
BV/TV	0.68	0.73	N.S.
BS/BV (1/mm)	−0.62	−0.73	<0.05
Tb.N (1/mm)	0.56	0.48	N.S.
Tb.Th (mm)	0.59	0.72	<0.01
Tb.Sp (mm)	−0.69	−0.71	N.S.
DA	0.12	0.24	<0.05
Modulus (MPa)	0.61	0.69	N.S.