Table 1 Structural Model Index (SMI) of the microarchitecture of trabecular bone at L5 vertebra and proximal tibia*.

From: Validity of leptin receptor-deficiency (db/db) type 2 diabetes mellitus mice as a model of secondary osteoporosis

Groups

L5 vertebra

Proximal tibiae

db/m

2.00 ± 0.81

2.49 ± 0.84

crp/db/m

1.67 ± 0.61

2.08 ± 0.64

db/db

1.20 ± 1.16

2.41 ± 0.92

crp/db/db

0.89 ± 1.67

2.27 ± 0.52

  1. *SMI is an index for determining the plate- or rod-like geometry of trabecular structures. For an ideal plate and rod structure, the SMI value is 0 and 3, respectively. For a structure with both plates and rods of equal thickness the value lies between 0 and 3, depending on the volume ratio of rods and plates22.
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