Leptin Deficiency and Its Effects on Tibial and Vertebral Bone Mechanical Properties in Mature Genetically Lean and Obese JCR:LA-Corpulent Rats

Table 4

𝐿₆ geometrical properties.

	Lean	Obese	𝑛
Vertebral height (mm)	7.46 ± 0.32	7.57 ± 0.51	224
Total area (mm^2)	12.55 ± 2.10	14.06 ± 1.43	22
Trabecular area (mm^2)	7.59 ± 2.08	8.81 ± 1.17	28
Cortical area (mm^2)	4.96 ± 0.83	5.24 ± 1.00	168

Values are means ± SD. n denotes the sample size per group needed for the recorded differences to become statistically significant.