Table 2.

Comparison of HUs in both groups themselves and in between the two groups for each vertebra.

	Study group Radiotherapy (+)	Control group Radiotherapy (–)	P
T12-HUpre	159.2 ± 42.1	158.1 ± 47.7	0.77
T12-HUpost	108 ± 43.2	155.8 ± 51	<0.001
P	<0.001	0.09
L1 – HUpre	158.7 ± 42.7	155.5 ± 47.3	0.73
L1 – HUpost	109.9 ± 44.2	151.8 ± 49.5	<0.001
P	<0.001	0.08
L2 – HUpre	156.7 ± 41	151.6 ± 47.6	0.59
L2 – HUpost	111.7 ± 44.4	149.6 ± 50.5	0.001
P	<0.001	0.24