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Table 2 Correlation coefficients between the values of CF or POS and LS-aBMD and central-vBMD and PS-vBMD

From: The effect of denosumab on pedicle screw fixation: a prospective 2-year longitudinal study using finite element analysis

 

LS-aBMD

Central-vBMD

PS-vBMD

r

P

r

P

r

P

CF 0M

0.38

0.16

0.49

0.08

0.39

0.08

CF 12M

0.29

0.29

0.64

< 0.05

0.60

< 0.05

CF 24M

0.34

0.22

0.78

< 0.01

0.67

< 0.01

POS 0M

0.58

< 0.05

0.45

0.16

0.39

0.19

POS 12M

0.34

0.21

0.54

< 0.05

0.58

< 0.05

POS 24M

0.35

0.20

0.62

< 0.05

0.83

< 0.01

  1. 0M baseline, 12M 12 months, 24M 24 months, LS-aBMD lumbar spine areal bone mineral density, central-vBMD central volumetric bone mineral density, PS-vBMD pedicle screw volumetric bone mineral density of the left side, CF compression force, POS pullout strength, r correlation coefficient, P P value, n.s. not significant