Table 2.
The statistical results of morphometric values of the image-based measurements from µCT 3D reconstruction models of the bones (mm)
| Measurement | Gender | Laterality | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right | Left | Gender | Laterality | Gender × Laterality | |||
| FDD | F | 8.57 ± 0.02A, a | 8.45 ± 0.03B, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| M | 8.22 ± 0.03A, b | 7.13 ± 0.03B, b | |||||
| IFDD | F | 6.04 ± 0.01A, a | 6 ± 0.01A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| M | 5.77 ± 0.03A, b | 4.68 ± 0.007B, b | |||||
| FDW | F | 15.9 ± 0.21a | 15.96 ± 0.3a | <0.001 | 0.592 | 0.423 | |
| M | 14.31 ± 0.12b | 14.35 ± 0.08b | |||||
| FHD | F | 8.95 ± 0.08A, a | 8.83 ± 0.02A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| M | 8.78 ± 0.03A, a | 7.86 ± 0.07B, b | |||||
| FPW | F | 20.46 ± 0.2a | 19.93 ± 0.31a | <0.001 | 0.167 | 0.138 | |
| M | 17.84 ± 0.12b | 17.86 ± 0.12b | |||||
| FL | F | 95.78 ± 0.44a | 95.66 ± 0.57a | <0.001 | 0.869 | 0.623 | |
| M | 91.41 ± 0.26b | 91.65 ± 0.12b | |||||
| TTW | F | 20.31 ± 0.1A, a | 20.17 ± 0.32A, a | <0.001 | 0.018 | 0.049 | |
| M | 18.39 ± 0.13A, b | 17.59 ± 0.12B, b | |||||
| TDD | F | 7.38 ± 0.11A, a | 7.39 ± 0.1A, a | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |
| M | 6.79 ± 0.03A, b | 6.34 ± 0.05B, b | |||||
| ITDD | F | 4.39 ± 0.07A | 4.23 ± 0.06B | 0.721 | 0.032 | 0.768 | |
| M | 4.38 ± 0.1A | 4.17 ± 0.11B | |||||
| TDW | F | 12.41 ± 0.08A, a | 12.31 ± 0.06A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | |
| M | 12.09 ± 0.04A, b | 11.57 ± 0.06B, b | |||||
| TPW | F | 17.72 ± 0.06A, a | 18.16 ± 0.07B, a | <0.001 | 0.049 | <0.001 | |
| M | 17.31 ± 0.08A, b | 16.61 ± 0.05B, b | |||||
| TL | F | 107.78 ± 0.29A, a | 106.75 ± 0.46B, a | <0.001 | 0.703 | 0.002 | |
| M | 100.02 ± 0.2A, b | 102.8 ± 0.34A, b | |||||
| Femur | Index 1 (%) | F | 29.55 ± 0.13A, a | 28.98 ± 0.33A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| M | 29.73 ± 0.3A, a | 34.28 ± 0.83B, b | |||||
| Index 2 (%) | F | 8.95 ± 0.03A, a | 8.84 ± 0.06A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| M | 8.99 ± 0.03A, a | 7.77 ± 0.03B, b | |||||
| Tibia | Index 1 (%) | F | 40.5 ± 0.4a | 42.75 ± 0.92a | <0.001 | 0.62 | 0.131 |
| M | 35.47 ± 1.4b | 34.32 ± 1.36b | |||||
| Index 2 (%) | F | 6.85 ± 0.08A, a | 6.92 ± 0.08A, a | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| M | 6.75 ± 0.03A, a | 6.23 ± 0.06B, b | |||||
ab Different superscripts in the same column represents a statistically significant difference (P<0.05), and AB Different superscripts in the same row represents a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). µCT: Micro-computed tomography, 3D: Three dimensional, FDD: Femoral diaphysis diameter, IFDD: Internal femoral diaphysis diameter, FDW: Femoral distal width, FHD: Femoral head diameter, FPW: Femoral proximal width, FL: Femoral length, TTW: Third trochanter width, TDD: Tibial diaphysis diameter, ITDD: Internal tibial diaphysis diameter, TDW: Tibial distal width, TPW: Tibial proximal width, TL: Tibial length, F: Female, and M: Male