Table 3 HR-pQCT parameters of tibial of OSA and control group subjects

Geometric

Tt.Ar(mm²)

80.27 ± 107.39

763.66 ± 93.98

829.96 ± 125.13

841.41 ± 113.65

824.10 ± 90.60

1.221

0.307

Parameters

Ct.Pm(mm)

111.88 ± 7.62

108.17 ± 7.46

111.48 ± 8.66

113.28 ± 7.84

112.49 ± 6.63

1.105

0.352

Ct.Ar(mm²)

147.75 ± 22.60

153.03 ± 27.57

138.22 ± 16.83

141.20 ± 18.07

157.25 ± 23.86

4.797

0.004

Tb.Ar(mm²)

678.38 ± 108.33

616.24 ± 84.37

687.58 ± 123.61

706.14 ± 122.07

672.74 ± 88.35

1.685

0.176

BMD

Tt.vBMD(mg HA/ccm)

291.13 ± 49.78

316.37 ± 48.03

274.78 ± 52.86

279.28 ± 46.77

303.04 ± 45.44

2.990

0.035

Tb.vBMD(mg HA/ccm)

156.41 ± 36.71

173.79 ± 35.44

145.54 ± 37.98

153.34 ± 31.28

161.17 ± 37.94

1.761

0.161

Tb.Meta.vBMD(mg HA/ccm)

223.98 ± 40.97

249.76 ± 37.75

206.54 ± 42.09

219.10 ± 30.47

232.24 ± 42.08

3.696

0.015

Tb.Innn.vBMD(mg HA/ccm)

101.80(84.95–137.85)

125.40(88.70–135.65)

97.40(84.30–108.90)

98.40(85.60–138.00)

111.30(78.80–143.35) 2.660

0.447

Ct.vBMD(mg HA/ccm)

905.73 ± 50.50

894.55 ± 27.19

912.27 ± 57.06

896.25 ± 56.71

910.06 ± 47.02

0.625

0.601

Microstructure

BV/TV

0.24 ± 0.05

0.26 ± 0.05

0.23 ± 0.05

0.24 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.05

1.723

0.168

Parameters

Tb.N(/mm)

1.26(1.14–1.37)

1.27(1.11–1.42)

1.23(1.11–1.36)

1.29(1.21–1.38)

1.27(1.14–1.38)

1.406

0.704

Tb.Th(mm)

0.26 ± 0.02

0.28 ± 0.03

0.25 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.02

7.060

0.000

Tb.Sp(mm)

0.78(0.71–0.86)

0.78(0.69–0.88)

0.80(0.71–0.88)

0.76(0.72–0.82)

0.76(0.69–0.84)

1.287

0.732

Tb.1/N.SD(mm)

0.33(0.29–0.36)

0.33(0.28–0.37)

0.33(0.29–0.37)

0.32(0.29–0.36)

0.33(0.30–0.36)

0.518

0.915

Ct.Th(mm)

1.55 ± 0.27

1.70 ± 0.29

1.44 ± 0.21

1.46 ± 0.24

1.64 ± 0.27

4.959

0.003

Ct.Po

0.03(0.02–0.25)

0.03(0.02–0.04)

0.02(0.01–0.03)

0.03(0.02–0.04)

0.03(0.02–0.04)

5.519

0.138

Ct.Po.Dm(mm)

0.23(0.21–0.25)

0.24(0.23–0.27)

0.23(0.21–0.25)

0.22(0.21–0.24)

0.24(0.21–0.27)

7.263

0.064