Table 5 Relationships between knee alignment (hip-knee-ankle angle) and subchondral trabecular bone microarchitecture parameters for varus and valgus alignment group

0.466 (0.200, 0.654)**

− 0.277 (− 0.462, − 0.048)*

0.628 (0.357, 0.776)**

0.295 (0.079, 0.503)*

− 0.291 (− 0.511, 0.021)*

0.539 (0.220, 0.733)**

0.432 (0.153, 0.661)**

− 0.225 (− 0.412, − 0.016)

0.503 (0.298, 0.659)**

− 0.332 (− 0.511, − 0.094)**

0.389 (0.019, 0.609)**

− 0.459 (− 0.635, − 0.223)**

− 0.479 (− 0.632, − 0.255)**

0.282 (0.068, 0.475)*

− 0.530 (− 0.664, − 0.323)**

0.685 (0.520, 0.893)*

− 0.645 (− 0.924, − 0.040)*

0.674 (0.443, 0.888)*

0.616 (− 0.072, 0.927)*

− 0.243 (− 0.796, − 0.347)

0.428 (− 0.245, 0.815)

0.399 (− 0.142, 0.770)

− 0.315 (− 0.917, − 0.569)

0.733 (0.476, 0.906)*

− 0.696 (− 0.955, 0.057)*

0.223 (− 0.345, 0.756)

− 0.590 (− 0.903, 0.105)

− 0.556 (− 0.823, − 0.250)

0.507 (− 0.304, 0.867)

− 0.841 (− 0.964, − 0.486)**