a weak trendP =0.07
Examination of data from the SMS compression test subset revealed that: (1) CFO was significantly correlated with FASB and OPD ( r =0.67 and 0.61, P <0.001) and showed a weak trend with osteon MTS ( r =0.38, P =0.07) ( Table 5 ), (2) osteon MTS was significantly correlated with % ash ( r =0.47, P =0.02) and (3) LP showed a statistical trend with osteon MTS ( r =−0.36, P =0.10) ( Table 5 ).