. 2017 Sep 8;16(5):6642–6649. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7451

Table I.

BMD and trabecular microarchitecture of femur at different time-points.

Parameters	Group	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
BMD (g/cm³)	Sham	0.182±0.010	0.184±0.013^b	0.173±0.005	0.171±0.024	0.192±0.006^b
	OVX	0.182±0.010	0.149±0.008^a	0.150±0.014	0.147±0.002	0.123±0.005^a
	OVX + DFO	0.182±0.010	0.182±0.002^b	0.162±0.015	0.145±0.013	0.133±0.008^a
BV/TV (%)	Sham	24.135±2.221	26.054±2.055^b	21.332±0.967^b	22.213±2.209^b	24.919±2.114^b
	OVX	24.135±2.221	16.345±1.889^a	14.798±1.929^a	13.025±2.879^a	11.467±0.793^a
	OVX + DFO	24.135±2.221	25.746±4.458^b	18.438±3.256	12.805±3.333^a	11.247±1.564^a
Tb.Th (mm)	Sham	0.079±0.002	0.081±0.005	0.076±0.001	0.078±0.004	0.073±0.000^b
	OVX	0.079±0.002	0.075±0.003	0.073±0.000	0.078±0.004	0.058±0.002^a
	OVX + DFO	0.079±0.002	0.081±0.002	0.078±0.003^b	0.077±0.004	0.054±0.007^a
Tb.N (/mm)	Sham	3.045±0.210	2.985±0.096^b	2.815±0.131	2.781±0.172^b	2.768±0.104^b
	OVX	3.045±0.210	2.172±0.173^a	2.071±0.248	1.631±0.154^a	1.646±0.037^a
	OVX + DFO	3.045±0.211	2.868±0.203^b	2.355±0.428	1.643±0.347^a	1.659±0.020^a
Tb.Sp (mm)	Sham	0.193±0.004	0.186±0.009^b	0.206±0.010	0.219±0.011^b	0.214±0.011^b
	OVX	0.193±0.005	0.247±0.012^a	0.255±0.017	0.289±0.026^a	0.283±0.006^a
	OVX + DFO	0.193±0.005	0.202±0.014^b	0.235±0.042	0.297±0.025^a	0.286±0.005^a

Significant differences compared with sham group

significant differences compared with OVX group. BMD, bone mineral density; BV/TV, bone volume fraction; Tb.Th, trabecular thickness; Tb.N, trabecular number; Tb.Sp, trabecular separation.