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. 2021 Dec 9;16(12):e0260925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260925

Table 2. Bone indices.

Mid calcaneal ROI Case (n = 219) Control (n = 100)
mean sd mean sd
Trabecular density (mg HA/cm3) 163 41 165 44
Bone volume fraction (BV/TV) 0.14 0.03 0.14 0.04
Trabecular number (/mm) 3.95 0.20 3.93 0.20
Trabecular separation (mm) 0.219 0.017 0.220 0.017
Trabecular thickness (mm) 0.034 0.008 0.035 0.009
Plantar ROI Case (n = 219) Control (n = 100)
mean sd mean sd
Trabecular density (mg HA/cm3) 356 37 345 47
Bone volume fraction (BV/TV) 0.30 0.03 0.29 0.04
Trabecular number (/mm) 3.95 0.15 3.92 0.16
Trabecular separation (mm) 0.178 0.012 0.182 0.015
Trabecular thickness (mm) 0.075 0.008 0.073 0.009
Cortical density (mg HA/cm3) 641 69 647 79
Mean cortical thickness (mm) 0.846 0.41 0.897 0.55
Mean cortical area (mm2) 57.9 29.5 57.6 36.1

Bold denotes p for case-control comparison <0.05, t-test for continuous data.

ROI region of interest, sd standard deviation.