From: Bone histomorphometric changes in children with rheumatic disorders on chronic glucocorticoids
 | Raw results | % Reference meana | p valueb |
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Structural parameters | |||
 Bone volume (BV/TV) (%) | 20.9 ± 7.0 | 82.9 ± 28.9 | 0.06 |
 Trabecular number (Tb. N) (#/mm) | 1.78 ± 0.4 | 92.8 ± 36.1 | 0.54 |
 Trabecular thickness (Tb. Th) (μm) | 107 ± 21 | 76.0 ± 22.1 | <0.01 |
 Trabecular separation (Tb. Sp) (μm) | 505 ± 101 | 115.9 ± 21.3 | 0.04 |
Formation parameters | |||
 Osteoid surface (OS/BS) (%) | 16.5 ± 3.7 | 83.0 ± 16.2 | 0.01 |
 Osteoid volume (OV/BV) (%) | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 88.8 ± 18.7 | 0.06 |
 Osteoid thickness (O.Th) (μm) | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 71.9 ± 18.6 | <0.01 |
 Osteoblast surface (Ob.S/BS) (%) | 5.0 ± 2.7 | 62.8 ± 21.0 | <0.01 |