Table 3.

pQCT Bone and muscle area Z-scores for Fontan participants

Variable	Z-score	p value compared with reference participants
Trabecular vBMD	−0.85±0.96	<0.001
Cortical vBMD	−0.17±0.98	0.27
Cortical area	−0.59±0.84	<0.001
Cortical thickness	−0.49±0.87	0.002
Periosteal circumference	−0.50±0.82	<0.001
Endosteal circumference	−0.21±1.02	0.14
Calf muscle area	−0.45±0.98	0.003
Calf fat area	−0.28±1.17	0.07

Results expressed as mean ± SD

vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density