Table 1 |
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Comparison of histomorphometric parameters of the proximal femur between treatment groups. |
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Control |
Mdx |
Sedentary control vs. sedentary mdx |
Exercise control vs. exercised mdx |
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Sedentary |
Exercised |
P |
Sedentary |
Exercised |
P |
P |
P |
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Femur head diameter (mm) |
1.363 ± 0.066 |
1.377 ± 0.042 |
0.03 |
1.273 ± 0.112 |
1.320 ± 0.067 |
0.22 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
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Cartilage thickness (μm) |
6.081 ± 1.560 |
5.878 ± 0.651 |
0.01 |
5.250 ± 1.118 |
5.058 ± 0.872 |
0.70 |
0.46 |
0.01 |
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Calcified cartilage area (μm2) |
0.143 ± 0.041 |
0.206 ± 0.022 |
0.01 |
0.172 ± 0.038 |
0.180 ± 0.072 |
0.49 |
0.29 |
0.13 |
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Cartilage Area (mm2) |
0.909 ± 0.170 |
0.949 ± 0.082 |
0.01 |
0.811 ± 0.131 |
0.775 ± 0.095 |
0.88 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
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Values are mean ± standard deviation; ANCOVA for dependent variables with body mass as a covariate |
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Nye et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:198 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-198 |
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