Table 6.

Mean values of area, BMC, and BMD (measured by DEXA) in humerus and femur in growing-finishing pigs

	LP	MP	HP	SEM	P-value
Humerus
Area, cm2	6.04	6.08	6.23	0.30	NS
BMC, g	3.00a	3.82b	4.14b	0.28	*
BMD, cm2	0.50a	0.63b	0.67b	0.04	**
Femur
Area, cm2	6.08	6.20	6.04	0.39	NS
BMC, g	2.35a	4.37b	4.02b	0.25	***
BMD, cm2	0.40a	0.70b	0.67b	0.036	***

DEXA = dual-energy X-ray absorption; LP = low phosphorus diet; MP = medium phosphorus diet; HP = high phosphorus diet; NS = not significant.

^a,bValues within a row with unlike lowercase superscript letters were significantly different.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.