Table 1.
*Variables are expressed as arithmetic mean±SD; †P values were <0.001 for all of the pairwise groups; ‡P=0.011 vs. group II, P=0.005 vs. group III, P<0.001 vs. group III and group IV; §P=0.001 vs. group II; ∥P=0.038 vs. group I, P=0.002 vs. group II; ¶P<0.001 vs. group I and group II; **P<0.001 vs. group I and group II; ††P=0.014 vs. group I, P=0.006 vs. group II; ‡‡P=0.02 vs. group I, P=0.002 vs. group II; §§P<0.001 vs. group I and group II; ∥∥P=0.03 vs. group I, P=0.006 vs. group II; ¶¶P<0.001 vs. group I and group II.
Abbreviations: OC, osteocalcin; ucOC, undercarboxylated osteocalcin; TACP, total acid phosphatase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BMD, bone mineral density.