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Table 4 Correlation analysis of Young’s modulus and structural parameters in Micro-CT

From: Comparison of microstructural and mechanical properties of trabeculae in femoral head from osteoporosis patients with and without cartilage lesions: a case–control study

Young’s modulus

PINP

β-CTX

GAG content

BMD

BV/TV

Tb.Th

Tb.Sp

Tb.N

SMI

Conn.Dn

Group 1

r

0.048

−0.01

0.473*

0.898**

0.750**

0.421

−0.454

0.688**

−0.516*

−0.019

(N = 18)

P

0.85

0.968

0.047

0.001

0.001

0.082

0.058

0.002

0.028

0.94

Group 2

r

−0.006

−0.315

0.785**

0.877**

0.707**

0.497*

−0.535*

0.797**

−0.405

−0.33

(N = 18)

P

0.982

0.203

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.036

0.022

0.001

0.095

0.181

  1. Group 1: OP control group, Group 2: OP with Cartilage lesions. *P <0.05, **P < 0.001, Nonparametric correlation was used for the analysis between Young’s modulus and SMI.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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