Table 2: The mean values (X ± SEM) for absolute number of HL, number of HL/μm3, volume of HL (μm3) and percent of HL from total, absolute trabecular bone mass (non dialysis vs. dialysis subjects).

X ± SEM (extrems, V) Absolute number of HL HL/μm3 Volume of HL (in μm3) HL (% of TBM)
Non dialysis pts (N = 39) 5.95 ± 0.98 (1-15; 1.03) 0.64 ± 0.06 (0.1-1; 0.59) 15188.7 ± 2345.9 (1996.7-53498.9; 0.96) 0.01
Females 7.43 ± 1.29 (2-15; 0.74) 0.81 ± 0.05 (0.55-1; 0.26) 18368.6 ± 4385.9 (6875.3-53498.9; 1.01)
Males 4.50 ± 0.67 (1-6; 0.68) 0.47 ± 0.05 (0.1-0.83; 0.49) 12962.7 ± 2461.2 (1996.7-28467.1; 0.87
Dialysis pts (N = 32) 5.05 ± 0.45 (1-20; 0.50) 0.42 ± 0.12 (0.07-0.87; 1.62) 9194.4 ± 1704.4 (642.4-14071.1; 1.05 0.008
Females 3.32 ± 0.48 (2- 4; 0.52) 0.43 ± 0.11 (0.20-0.73; 0.92) 7916.8 ± 2062.1 (3297.5-13205.1; 0.94)
Males 6.75 ± 3.41 (1-20; 2.20) 0.40 ± 0.12 (0.1-0.9; 1.31) 10152.6 ± 2472.3 (642.4-1407.1; 1.06)

V-coefficient of variation (SD/X).