Table 2. Morphometric indices corresponding to the trabecular bone microarchitecture and cortical bone morphology in the femoral necks of the control and ovariectomized groups.

Bone	ROI	Parameter	Unit	Control(Median±IQR)	Ovariectomized (Median±IQR)	P†
Femoral neck	Trabecular bone parameter	BV/TV	%	61.199±11.288	40.329±5.153	0.004*
		TbTh	mm	0.139±0.034	0.125±0.022	0.150
		TbSp	mm	0.130±0.026	0.185±0.066	0.016*
		TbN	1/mm	4.532±0.320	3.268±0.895	0.010*
	Cortical bone parameter	TtAr	mm2	3.872±1.194	3.456±0.625	0.006*
		CtAr	mm2	2.701±0.513	2327±0.156	0.150
		CtAr/TtAr		0.682±0.081	0.659±0.131	0.575
		CtTh	mm	0.494±0.040	0.442±0.083	0.149

BV/TV = bone volume fraction (bone volume/total volume); TbTh = trabecular bone thickness; TbSp = trabecular bone separation; TbN = trabecular bone number; TtAr = total cross-sectional area; CtAr = cortical area; CtAr/TtAr = cortical bone area fraction; CtTh = cortical thickness.

†Mann–Whitney U-test

*Statistical significance (P <0.05)