Table 1. Laboratory values, cell adhesion markers and age of the patients’ and control group.
| Age | N | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | p | units | |
| Control | 37 | 47.65 | 11.106 | 23 | 74 | .014 | ||
| BC | 117 | 53.21 | 12.026 | 27 | 86 | |||
| Total | 154 | 51.88 | 12.015 | 23 | 86 | |||
| Fetuin-A (g/L) | Control | 37 | .35137 | .096804 | .215 | .674 | .116 | g/L |
| BC | 117 | .38076 | .099044 | .224 | .743 | |||
| Total | 154 | .37370 | .099000 | .215 | .743 | |||
| RANKL (pM) | Control | 37 | 382.895 | 326.0093 | 82.9 | 1763.7 | .439 | pM |
| BC | 117 | 447.340 | 470.5775 | 61.1 | 2486.6 | |||
| Total | 154 | 431.856 | 440.0707 | 61.1 | 2486.6 | |||
| Glucose (mmol/L) | Control | 37 | 5.8492 | 0.7293 | 4.2185 | 7.7154 | .324 | mmol/L |
| BC | 117 | 6.2067 | 2.1565 | 3.8854 | 21.7584 | |||
| Total | 154 | 6.1207 | 1.9169 | 3.8854 | 21.7584 | |||
| Urea (mmol/L) | Control | 37 | 23.08 | 9.8388 | 8.1585 | 49.1175 | .247 | mmol/L |
| BC | 117 | 26.1372 | 14.9833 | 6.4935 | 83.4166 | |||
| Total | 154 | 25.4029 | 13.9537 | 6.4935 | 83.4166 | |||
| Creatinine (mmol/L) | Control | 37 | 55.83445 | 11.2394 | 39.7808 | 84.8656 | .279 | mmol/L |
| BC | 117 | 58.354 | 12.5857 | 34.4767 | 101.662 | |||
| Total | 154 | 57.744 | 12.287 | 34.4767 | 101.662 |