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Table 2 Static histomorphometric results from trans-iliac bone biopsies

From: Bone histomorphometric changes in children with rheumatic disorders on chronic glucocorticoids

 

Raw results

% Reference meana

p valueb

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

  1. All data is presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. aAverage of percentage of age-matched reference mean published previously
  3. bHistomorphometry results (structural and formation parameters) were converted to percentiles compared to published age matched normative data prior to analysis