Effects of Obesity on Bone Mass and Quality in Ovariectomized Female Zucker Rats

Table 2

Effects of ovariectomy and obesity on DXA bone parameters of fourth lumbar (L4) vertebrae.

	L/S	L/O	O/S	O/O	value
BMA (cm^2)	0.43 ± 0.012	0.41 ± 0.011	0.44 ± 0.017	0.43 ± 0.014	0.586
BMC (g)	0.097 ± 0.004^ab	0.082 ± 0.003^a	0.102 ± 0.005^b	0.089 ± 0.005^ab	0.030
BMD (g/cm^2)	0.226 ± 0.004^a	0.200 ± 0.002^b	0.231 ± 0.004^a	0.205 ± 0.007^b	<0.001

Values are mean ± SEM; rats/group. Values that do not share the same superscript letters are significantly different from each other. rats/group. L/S, lean () sham-operated; L/O, lean () ovariectomized; O/S, obese () sham-operated; and O/O, obese () ovariectomized.