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Table 2 The values of Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the investigated parameters of mandible, final body weight and serum concentration of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in ram lambs at the age of 5 months

From: Morphological, densitometric and mechanical properties of mandible in 5-month-old Polish Merino sheep

Investigated parameter

Body weight

Mandibular weight

Mandibular length

MvBMD

Bvol

Cd

Ca-HA

A

Ix

MRWT

CI

Wy

Wf

BAP

IGF-1

Body weight

x

0.58

0.45

- 0.06

0.51

0.72

0.32

0.75

0.68

0.39

0.38

0.65

0.55

- 0.61

- 0.64

Mandibular weight

0.58

x

0.77a

0.29

0.98a

0.91a

0.02

0.89a

0.94a

0.10

0.12

0.66

0.86a

- 0.42

- 0.50

Mandibular length

0.45

0.77a

x

0.69

0.81a

0.77a

0.35

0.61

0.62

0.08

0.10

0.59

0.68

- 0.47

- 0.07

MvBMD

- 0.06

0.29

0.69

x

0.33

0.40

0.69

- 0.01

- 0.02

0.22

0.24

0.51

0.50

0.15

0.46

Bvol

0.51

0.98a

0.81a

0.33

x

0.89a

- 0.01

0.88a

0.93a

0.03

0.04

0.61

0.80a

- 0.41

- 0.48

Cd

0.72

0.91a

0.77a

0.40

0.89a

x

0.37

0.88a

0.83a

0.43

0.44

0.80a

0.86a

- 0.27

- 0.44

Ca-HA

0.32

0.02

0.35

0.69

- 0.01

0.37

x

- 0.03

- 0.18

0.68

0.68

0.61

0.34

0.21

0.29

A

0.75

0.89a

0.61

- 0.01

0.88a

0.88a

- 0.03

x

0.97a

0.20

0.20

0.54

0.64

- 0.48

- 0.69

Ix

0.68

0.94a

0.62

- 0.02

0.93a

0.83a

- 0.18

0.97a

x

0.02

0.03

0.52

0.70

- 0.54

- 0.71

MRWT

0.39

0.10

0.08

0.22

0.03

0.43

0.68

0.20

0.02

x

0.99a

0.33

0.21

0.27

0.19

CI

0.38

0.12

0.10

0.24

0.04

0.44

0.68

0.20

0.03

0.99a

x

0.34

0.22

0.28

0.20

Wy

0.65

0.66

0.59

0.51

0.61

0.80a

0.61

0.54

0.52

0.33

0.34

x

0.90a

- 0.12

- 0.43

Wf

0.55

0.86a

0.68

0.50

0.80a

0.86a

0.34

0.64

0.70

0.21

0.22

0.90a

x

- 0.21

- 0.40

BAP

- 0.61

- 0.42

- 0.47

0.15

- 0.41

- 0.27

0.21

- 0.48

- 0.54

0.27

0.28

- 0.12

- 0.21

x

0.40

IGF-1

- 0.64

- 0.50

- 0.07

0.46

- 0.48

- 0.44

0.29

- 0.69

- 0.71

0.19

0.20

- 0.43

- 0.40

0.40

x

  1. MvBMD mean volumetric bone mineral density, Bvol total bone volume, Cd volumetric bone mineral density of the cortical bone, Ca-HA calcium hydroxyapatite density of the cortical bone, A cross-sectional area, Ix second moment of inertia, MRWT mean relative wall thickness, CI cortical index, Wy maximum elastic strength, Wf ultimate strength
  2. aStatistically significant values for P < 0.05