Table 2.
Micro-CT, biomechanical and histomorphometric evaluations, and gene expression in the three groups.
| GC | GL | GM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMD (mg/cm2) | 883.4 ± 10.28 | 894.5 ± 12.84 | 932.6 ± 6.861∗# |
| BV/TV (%) | 40.30 ± 3.480 | 41.37 ± 4.612 | 41.95 ± 7.869 |
| Tb.N (1/mm) | 2.079 ±0.08272 | 2.213 ± 0.07245∗ | 2.352 ± 0.06980∗# |
| Tb.Th (mm) | 0.1705 ± 0.01974 | 0.1843 ± 0.02414 | 0.2064 ± 0.01200∗ |
| Tb.Sp (mm) | 0.2672 ± 0.02893 | 0.2613 ± 0.02759 | 0.2241 ± 0.009524∗ |
| Conn.D (1/ mm3) | 10.79 ± 1.634 | 11.29 ± 1.053 | 14.39 ± 2.148∗# |
Values are mean ± SD.
∗p < 0.05 vs. GC.
#p < 0.05 vs. GL.
BV/TV: bone volume fraction; Tb.N: trabecular number; Tb.Th: trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp: trabecular separation; Conn.D: connective density.