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Table 4.

Significant results of general linear model repeated measures analysis of variance test determining the effects of treatment and other independent variables on 1-year changes in positron emission tomography/CT parameters as dependent variables

Dependent variable	Effect	F	P value	Partial η²
SUV-SYN_mean 0–12	Treatment RANKL-0*	4.619	0.046	0.214
TBR-SYN_mean 0–12	Treatment RANKL-0*	11.777	0.002	0.409
TBR-VASC_mean 0–12	Treatment ESR-0*	9.899	0.006	0.368
TBR-VASC_mean 0–12	Treatment DXAL24BMD-0 (inv*)	5.485	0.032	0.244
TBR-VASC_max 0–12	Treatment ESR-0*	7.535	0.014	0.307
TBR-VASC_max 0–12	Tretament DXAL24BMD-0 (inv*)	4.826	0.042	0.221

The numbers -0 and -12 indicate values at baseline and after 12 months of treatment.

BMD, bone mineral density; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GLM, general linear model; L24, lumbar 2–4 vertebrae; max, maximum; RANKL, receptor activator nuclear factor κB ligand; SUV, standardised uptake value; TBR, target-to-background ratio; VASC, vascular.