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. 2024 Jan 29;15:12. doi: 10.1186/s13293-024-00587-2

Table 2.

Comparison of plasma bone markers between sex

Variables Sex-by-time interaction Time main effect Sex main effect
F p F p F p
MARDS 1.334 0.266 178.535 < 0.001 0.118 0.732
DKK1 0.086 0.918 5.714 0.004 0.120 0.730
Leptin 4.134 0.017 34.487 < 0.001 50.361 < 0.001
OPG 1.028 0.360 12.147 < 0.001 0.002 0.965
OC 4.317 0.015 131.300 < 0.001 3.048 0.084
OPN 2.485 0.086 99.487 < 0.001 0.298 0.586
SOST 4.726 0.010 66.668 < 0.001 1.220 0.272
PTH 0.637 0.530 36.864 < 0.001 1.447 0.232
FGF23 0.490 0.613 36.980 < 0.001 0.785 0.378

BMI: body mass index; MADRS: Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale; DKK1: Dickkopf-related protein 1; OPG: osteoprotegerin; OC: osteocalcin; OPN: osteopontin; SOST: sclerostin; PTH: parathyroid hormone; FGF23: fibroblast growth factor 23