Table 2 Descriptive statistics for microcomputed tomography parameters

Architectural parameter

Group

Total

CS

TS

LS

CS vs. TS

p value

CS vs. LS

p value

TS vs. LS

p value

BVF (%)

Total

18.09 ± 2.97

22.79 ± 2.22

17.09 ± 1.17

15.79 ± 0.74

0.023^P

0.001^P

0.401^P

Male

18.95 ± 4.76

26.33 ± 4.81

16.57 ± 1.34

17.27 ± 1.50

0.002^P

0.085^P

1.000^P

Female

17.71 ± 2.53

21.22 ± 1.77

17.33 ± 1.32

15.13 ± 1.22

0.055^P

0.001^P

0.124^P

 ≤ 1Fx

20.43 ± 3.75

25.76 ± 4.28

19.36 ± 1.43

17.66 ± 1.20

0.070^P

0.002^P

0.196^P

 ≥ 2Fx

16.09 ± 2.64

20.24 ± 1.32

15.15 ± 1.43

14.19 ± 0.67

0.015^P

0.002^P

0.569^P

Tb.Th (µm)

Total

182 ± 9

191 ± 10

180 ± 6

177 ± 7

0.008^L

0.006^L

0.477^L

Male

184 ± 21

211 ± 19

178 ± 14

171 ± 12

0.001^L

0.001^L

0.446^L

Female

181 ± 7

182 ± 10

181 ± 6

179 ± 7

 ≤ 1 Fx

189 ± 13

202 ± 16

188 ± 9

179 ± 7

0.026^L

0.003^L

0.116^L

 ≥ 2 Fx

175 ± 9

182 ± 9

172 ± 9

175 ± 9

Tb.Sp (µm)

Total

854 ± 91

729 ± 60

874 ± 59

933 ± 37

 < 0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.060^L

Male

901 ± 152

687 ± 103

969 ± 102

950 ± 90

 < 0.001^L

0.001^L

0.717^L

Female

834 ± 91

748 ± 47

831 ± 81

925 ± 61

0.038^L

0.001^L

0.022^L

 ≤ 1 Fx

815 ± 114

683 ± 90

836 ± 99

897 ± 38

0.004^L

0.001^L

0.206^L

 ≥ 2 Fx

888 ± 92

768 ± 52

906 ± 58

963 ± 80

0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.098^L

DA (n)

Total

0.33 ± 0.04

0.29 ± 0.03

0.33 ± 0.04

0.34 ± 0.03

Male

0.32 ± 0.06

0.28 ± 0.07

0.33 ± 0.05

0.33 ± 0.05

Female

0.33 ± 0.04

0.30 ± 0.02

0.33 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.02

 ≤ 1 Fx

0.31 ± 0.05

0.28 ± 0.05

0.32 ± 0.05

0.31 ± 0.02

 ≥ 2 Fx

0.34 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.03

0.34 ± 0.04

0.36 ± 0.03

Tb.N (n/mm)

Total

0.87 ± 0.14

1.09 ± 0.09

0.81 ± 0.07

0.78 ± 0.05

0.014^P

0.005^P

1.000^P

Male

0.91 ± 0.21

1.20 ± 0.19

0.79 ± 0.12

0.90 ± 0.12

0.002^P

0.293^P

0.394^P

Female

0.85 ± 0.13

1.04 ± 0.07

0.83 ± 0.08

0.73 ± 0.02

0.037^P

 < 0.001^P

0.114^P

 ≤ 1 Fx

1.01 ± 0.19

1.27 ± 0.15

0.94 ± 0.15

0.92 ± 0.06

0.015^P

0.051^P

1.000^P

 ≥ 2 Fx

0.75 ± 0.12

0.94 ± 0.07

0.70 ± 0.05

0.66 ± 0.07

0.015^P

0.002^P

0.569^P

Tb.Pf

(mm⁻¹)

Total

5.91 ± 0.96

4.59 ± 0.60

6.13 ± 0.60

6.69 ± 0.61

 < 0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.097^L

Male

4.95 ± 1.17

3.32 ± 0.94

5.32 ± 0.78

5.69 ± 0.53

 < 0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.373^L

Female

6.33 ± 0.98

5.16 ± 0.47

6.49 ± 0.73

7.13 ± 0.86

0.002^L

 < 0.001^L

0.109^L

 ≤ 1 Fx

4.94 ± 1.10

3.56 ± 0.85

5.07 ± 0.78

5.99 ± 0.39

0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.030^L

 ≥ 2 Fx

6.74 ± 0.92

5.48 ± 0.45

7.04 ± 0.55

7.29 ± 0.86

 < 0.001^L

 < 0.001^L

0.449^L

Conn.D

(mm⁻³)

Total

5.60 ± 1.41

7.55 ± 1.29

4.96 ± 0.85

5.19 ± 0.76

 < 0.001^P

0.001^P

0.662^P

Male

5.25 ± 2.20

7.44 ± 2.56

3.95 ± 1.05

6.18 ± 1.90

0.001^P

0.244^P

0.021^P

Female

5.76 ± 1.45

7.59 ± 1.38

5.42 ± 1.06

4.75 ± 0.42

0.001^P

 < 0.001^P

0.243^P

 ≤ 1 Fx

6.12 ± 1.93

8.03 ± 2.07

5.40 ± 1.67

5.93 ± 1.17

0.008^P

0.061^P

0.558^P

 ≥ 2 Fx

5.16 ± 1.50

7.13 ± 1.32

4.59 ± 1.03

4.55 ± 0.94

 < 0.001^P

0.001^P

0.943^P