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. 2023 Jan 4;24(2):979. doi: 10.3390/ijms24020979

Table 2.

Effects of GGOH and GTP supplementation on bone parameters.

Parameters -GGOH +GGOH Two-Way ANOVA p-Value
-GTP
(Control)
+GTP
(TP)
-GTP
(GG)
+GTP
(GGTP)
GGOH GTP GGOH×GTP
Serum bone biomarkers
P1NP (ng/mL) 22.3 ± 0.9 20.5 ± 1.0 21.2 ± 0.9 20.6 ± 0.9 0.604 0.227 0.561
CTX (ng/mL) 21.3 A ± 1.6 14.0 B ± 1.7 14.2 B ± 1.6 13.8 B ± 1.5 0.031 0.022 0.041
LV-4 (trabecular bone)
BV/TV (%) 17.5 ± 0.9 18.1 ± 0.1 18.4 ± 0.1 16.7 ± 0.1 0.814 0.552 0.213
Tb.N (mm−1) 5.36 b ± 0.09 5.40 b ± 0.09 5.53 a ± 0.09 5.63 a ± 0.09 0.033 0.450 0.740
Tb.Th (mm) 0.044 y ± 0.001 0.044 x ± 0.001 0.041 y ± 0.001 0.046 x ± 0.001 0.280 0.038 0.110
Tb.Sp (mm) 0.185 a ± 0.003 0.185 a ± 0.003 0.176 b ± 0.003 0.177 b ± 0.003 0.019 0.990 0.948
Conn.Dn (mm−3) 167.7 C ± 10.4 179.4 B ± 10.9 221.1 A ± 10.9 186.8 B ± 10.4 0.006 0.295 0.036
SMI 1.702 A ± 0.115 1.622 A ± 0.120 1.242 B ± 0.120 1.639 A ± 0.115 0.067 0.186 0.049
Distal femur (trabecular bone)
BV/TV (%) 7.043 ± 0.924 7.255 ± 0.924 9.462 ± 0.850 7.255 ± 0.924 0.189 0.278 0.189
Tb.N (mm−1) 3.397 ± 0.146 3.543 ± 0.146 3.663 ± 0.134 3.543 ± 0.146 0.357 0.928 0.357
Tb.Th (mm) 0.048 ± 0.002 0.047 ± 0.002 0.051 ± 0.002 0.047 ± 0.002 0.422 0.199 0.422
Tb.Sp (mm) 0.300 ± 0.014 0.288 ± 0.014 0.270 ± 0.013 0.288 ± 0.013 0.268 0.821 0.268
Conn.Dn (mm−3) 28.23 ± 8.26 36.60 ± 8.26 50.43 ± 7.59 36.60 ± 8.26 0.178 0.737 0.178
SMI 2.983 A ± 0.113 2.911 A ± 0.113 2.588 B ± 0.104 2.911 A ± 0.113 0.080 0.260 0.080
Femur mid-diaphysis (cortical bone)
B.Ar (mm2) 0.990 ± 0.031 0.985 ± 0.029 0.981 ± 0.028 1.012 ± 0.029 0.753 0.660 0.556
Me.Ar (%) 51.71 ± 0.64 51.69 ± 0.62 51.83 ± 0.59 50.50 ± 0.61 0.385 0.280 0.297
Ct.Th (mm) 0.212 ± 0.004 0.210 ± 0.004 0.212 ± 0.004 0.216 ± 0.004 0.537 0.813 0.457

Different letters (a and b for GGOH effect; x and y for GTP effect; A and B for interaction effect) are significantly different by two-way ANOVA and Fisher’s LSD test (p < 0.05). Values are mean (n = 12/group) with the standard error of mean (S.E.M.). Group assignment includes control group (high-fat diet group); TP group (high-fat diet and green tea polyphenols at 0.5% (v/w in drinking water)); GG group (high-fat diet and geranylgeraniol at 400 mg/kg diet); GGTP (high-fat diet, geranylgeraniol, and green tea polyphenols). Abbreviation: geranylgeraniol, GGOH; green tea polyphenols, GTP; BV//TV, bone volume/total volume, B.Ar, cross-sectional bone area; Conn.Dn, connectivity density; Ct.Th; cortical thickness, Me.Ar, cross-sectional marrow area; T.Ar, cross-sectional total area; Tb.N, trabecular number; Tb.Sp, trabecular separation; Tb.Th, trabecular thickness; SMI, structure model index.