Table 3.
Standard HR-pQCT Parameters | ||||||||
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ITS parameter | Total area |
Trab area |
Total vBMD |
Trab vBMD |
Trab number |
Trab thickness |
Trab separation |
Trab heterogeneity |
Whole bone | ||||||||
BV/TV | −0.18 | −0.23 | 0.69 | 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.67 | −0.79 | −0.74 |
aBV/TV | −0.26 | −0.29 | 0.66 | 0.86 | 0.36 | 0.90 | −0.46 | −0.48 |
Plate-like | ||||||||
pBV/TV | −0.25 | −0.29 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 0.91 | −0.40 | −0.42 |
pBV/BV | −0.25 | −0.29 | 0.52 | 0.57 | −0.06 | 0.90 | −0.05 | −0.13 |
pTbN | −0.23 | −0.27 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.53 | 0.81 | −0.60 | −0.59 |
pTbTh | −0.21 | −0.26 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.04 | 0.78 | −0.11 | −0.11 |
pTbS | −0.22 | −0.23 | 0.23 | 0.07 | −0.54 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.29 |
PPJuncD | −0.21 | −0.26 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 0.59 | 0.78 | −0.63 | −0.60 |
RPJuncD | −0.17 | −0.22 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.56 | −0.78 | −0.70 |
Rod-like | ||||||||
rBV/TV | 0.001 | −0.03 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.92 | −0.01 | −0.85 | −0.74 |
rTbN | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 052 | 0.93 | −0.15 | −0.85 | −0.71 |
rTbTh | −0.16 | −0.16 | 0.32 | 0.35 | −0.25 | 0.77 | 0.13 | −0.05 |
rTbL | 0.005 | 0.04 | −0.45 | −0.80 | −0.85 | −0.33 | 0.85 | 0.77 |
RRJuncD | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.86 | −0.21 | −0.74 | −0.61 |
Bolded values indicate significance at p < 0.05.