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Table 1 Correlation between BV/TV measurements at three biopsy sides

From: A comparative study of bone biopsies from the iliac crest, the tibial bone, and the lumbar spine

BV/TV (%)

iliac crest

proximal tibia

lumbar spine

iliac crest

Spearman correlation (r)

significance (2-side) (p)

N

1

10

−0.04

0.907

10

−0.37

0.332

9

proximal tibia

Spearman correlation (r)

significance (2-side) (p)

N

−0.04

0.907

10

1

10

−0.35

0.356

9

lumbar spine

Spearman correlation (r)

significance (2-side) (p)

N

−0.37

0.332

9

−0.35

0.356

9

1

9

  1. Spearman correlation was calculated between trabecular bone volume values from all three biopsy sites. P-values < 0.05 were stated significant