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. 2018 Feb;8(1):5–13. doi: 10.21037/qims.2017.10.10

Table 5. Ancillary study HR-pQCT trabecular bone parameters for ultra-distal tibia.

Tibia BV/TV Tb.Th (mm) Tb.Sp (mm) Tb.N (1/mm)
HIV-infected 0.143±0.026 0.083±0.013 0.509±0.131 1.756±0.316
Healthy controls 0.161±0.029 0.079±0.009 0.424±0.081 2.034±0.315
P 0.051 0.388 0.023* 0.010*

*, significantly different (P<0.05) based on two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-tests. HR-pQCT, high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography; BV/TV, trabecular bone volume fraction; Tb.Th, trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp, trabecular separation; Tb.N, trabecular number; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.