Effect of age on bone mineral density and micro architecture in the radius and tibia of horses: An Xtreme computed tomographic study

Table 4 Bone mineral densitiy of the radial and tibial diaphysis

	Subgroup	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Standard deviation	N
Bone Mineral Density (Cortex, mg HA/cm³) Radius	total	1149.37	1220.57	1178.76	24.23	12
	geldings	1149.37	1220.57	1180.94	28.86	6
	mares	1150.09	1214.10	1176.58	21.15	6
	1–8 years old	1150.09	1176.52	1163.30	18.69	2
	9–16 years old	1149.37	1214.10	1180.72	23.75	6
	17–24 years old	1150.18	1220.57	1183.56	29.97	4
Bone Mineral Density (Cortex, mg HA/cm³) Tibia	total	1122.40	1215.27	1174.96	26.72	11
	geldings	1122.40	1204.30	1172.44	30.43	6
	mares	1149.91	1215.27	1177.98	24.64	5
	1–8 years old	1149.91	1149.91	1149.91	0.00	1
	9–16 years old	1122.40	1215.27	1176.89	32.14	6
	17–24 years old	1157.91	1204.30	1178.32	20.67	4

ISSN: 1746-6148