Adiponectin regulates bone mass in AIS osteopenia via RANKL/OPG and IL6 pathway

Table 3 Bone microstructure with micro-CT in AIS concave and convex side

Items	Position	Convex/concave	BV/TV	Tb.N	Tb.Th	Tb.Sp
Patients 1	T9	Convex	0.34	1.64	0.24	0.62
	T9	Concave	0.46	1.77	0.29	0.55
	L2	Convex	0.32	1.89	0.24	0.55
	L2	Concave	0.39	2.06	0.25	0.48
Patients 2	L2	Convex	0.6	1.92	0.49	0.50
Patients 2	L2	Concave	0.8	2.5	0.48	0.32
Patients 3	T8	Convex	0.56	2.44	0.39	0.38
Patients 3	T8	Concave	0.62	2.98	0.30	0.25
Patients 4	T8	Convex	0.45	1.99	0.30	0.47
Patients 4	T8	Concave	0.53	2.15	0.31	0.44
Patients 5	T9	Convex	0.36	1.48	0.25	0.67
Patients 5	T9	Concave	0.34	1.55	0.25	0.67
Difference %			− 0.15	− 0.11	0.019	0.23
p value			0.0061	0.0017	0.42	0.018

BV/TV is bone volume fraction; Tb.N is trabecular number; Tb.Th is trabecular thickness; Tb.Sp is trabecular separation. Difference %: (AIS convex–AIS concave)/AIS concave%

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