Table 6.
Linear relationship between bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry from non-dissected foot and metacarpal (Mc) ash weight, volumetric density and maximal load.
| Parameters | Intercept | Slope | Pearson | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DXA | Physical and Chemical | Coeff. | p-Value 1 | Coeff. | p-Value 1 | R2 | SE | R |
| Mc III and IV BMD (g/cm2) | Mc III and IV ash weight (g) | -1.01 | n.s. | 24.08 | *** | 0.52 | 1.404 | 0.71 |
| Mc III and IV BMC (g) | Mc III and IV ash weight (g) | 0.28 | n.s. | 0.96 | *** | 0.81 | 0.867 | 0.91 |
| Mc III BMD (g/cm2) | Mc III vol. density (g/cm3) | 0.92 | *** | 0.41 | *** | 0.26 | 0.043 | 0.51 |
| Mc IV BMD (g/cm2) | Mc IV max. load (N) | -201 | n.s. | 2502 | *** | 0.57 | 151.8 | 0.75 |
| Mc IV BMC (g) | Mc IV max. load (N) | 283 | n.s. | 167 | *** | 0.54 | 157.3 | 0.73 |
1*** p < 0.001; n.s. (non-significant).