Table 2 Cortical bone structure.

From: Dried plum diet protects from bone loss caused by ionizing radiation

Cortical bone parameter

CD3 + Sham

CD3 + IR

DP + Sham

DP + IR

p value

Bone Area (mm2)

0.766 + 0.0750

0.731 + 0.0351

0.763 + 0.0612

0.764 + 0.0542

n.s.

Bone Perimeter (mm)

7.06 + 0.438

6.91 + 0.208

7.07 + 0.346

7.05 + 0.240

n.s.

Cortical Thickness (mm)

0.260 + 0.0141

0.252 + 0.00745

0.260 + 0.0155

0.260 + 0.0133

n.s.

Mean Polar Moment of Inertia (mm4)

0.222 + 0.0454

0.201 + 0.0192

0.220 + 0.0374

0.220 + 0.0301

n.s.

Tissue Mineral Density (mg/cm3)

929 + 3.67

923 + 11.7

926 + 10.8

926 + 7.74

n.s.

  1. Features of cortical bone that contribute to whole bone mechanical properties were measured by microcomputed tomography (mean + SD). TMD = Tissue Mineral Density. n.s. = not significant.
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