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).