Table 4. Pearson’s correlation of the acoustic parameters with the HSA of the proximal femur cortical measurement.
| Item | NN.SubPeriWidth | NN.EndoCortWidth | NN.CortThick | IT.SubPeriWidth | IT.EndoCortWidth | IT.CortThick | FS.SubPeriWidth | FS.EndoCortWidth | FS.CortThick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUA (dB/MHz) | |||||||||
| r | -0.062 | -0.077 | 0.168 | -0.114 | -0.16 | 0.277* | 0.011 | -0.056 | 0.189 |
| p | 0.659 | 0.582 | 0.23 | 0.415 | 0.252 | 0.044 | 0.939 | 0.693 | 0.175 |
| SOS (m/s) | |||||||||
| r | -0.114 | -0.149 | 0.341* | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.387* | -0.024 | -0.096 | 0.247 |
| p | 0.417 | 0.286 | 0.013 | 0.57 | 0.89 | 0.004 | 0.862 | 0.494 | 0.075 |
| QUI | |||||||||
| r | -0.101 | -0.131 | 0.295* | 0.009 | -0.05 | 0.371* | -0.013 | -0.087 | 0.241 |
| p | 0.472 | 0.351 | 0.032 | 0.95 | 0.722 | 0.006 | 0.928 | 0.535 | 0.082 |
The NN, IT, and FS indicate the femoral neck, trochanteric area, and femoral shaft, respectively. SubPeriWidth, sub-periosteal width; EndoCortWidth, estimated endosteal width; CortThick, estimated cortical thickness.
* p < 0.05.