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Table 2.

Lumbar and femur T-scores, cytokines, hormones and bone metabolism data* of the study population.

Parameter	Control	Cirrhosis	Cirrhosis-viral	Cirrhosis-alcoholic	Alcoholic
Lumbar T score	−0.16 ± 0.97	−0.29 ± 1.04	−0.15 ± 0.97	−0.50 ± 1.12	−0.61 ± 1.54
Femur T Score	0.18 ± 1.38	0.27 ± 1.07	0.35 ± 1.04	0.14 ± 1.13	0.13 ± 1.29
Interleukin 1 (ng/mL)	15.1 ± 55.7	7.6 ± 28.3	11.1 ± 35.8	1.9 ± 2.9	2.0 ± 3.2
Interleukin 2 (ng/mL)	1435 ± 419	2623 ± 875^†	2428 ± 637^†	2931 ± 1111^†	1746 ± 458
Interleukin 6 (ng/mL)	49.6 ± 123.2	73.9 ± 106.0^†	76.1 ± 129.7^†	70.3 ± 54.8^†	43.7 ± 72.6
Interleukin 8 (ng/ml)	106.5 ± 148.6	164.4 ± 169.3	195.8 ± 203.2	114.6 ± 75.0	93.3 ± 79.5
TNF-alpha (ng/mL)	33.4 ± 193.0	−6.3 ± 62.9	3.2 ± 78.7	−21.3 ± 14.0	−27.4 ± 10.1
Vitamin D	16.9 ± 17.3	23 ± 30	16.2 ± 21.0	34.9 ± 38.5	29 ± 26.5
Total testosterone	434.7 ± 147.4	462 ± 268	474 ± 277	442 ± 260	688 ± 204^‡
Parathormone	38.6 ± 7.7	49.0 ± 25.7	49.9 ± 28.9	47.7 ± 20.6	47.0 ± 15.1
Osteocalcin (μg/L)	14.8 ± 5.5^¶	4.2 ± 2.8	4.6 ± 3.0	3.6 ± 2.3	7.9 ± 5.7
Calcitonin	9.0 ± 2.0	6.3 ± 3.1	6.0 ± 2.6	6.9 ± 3.9	6.3 ± 2.8
Calcium	9.3 ± 0.3	8.3 ± 0.6	8.3 ± 0.7^§	8.3 ± 0.6^§	9.0 ± 0.4
Phosphorus	2.9 ± 0.4	3.1 ± 0.8	2.9 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 0.8	3.2 ± 0.7
Urinary calcium	89.2 ± 57.7	165 ± 100	162 ± 96	172 ± 109	130 ± 83
Urinary phosphorus	757 ± 873	649 ± 432	629 ± 435	681 ± 440	533 ± 384
T3	3.2 ± 0.7	2.4 ± 0.7	2.5 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.6^z	2.8 ± 0.7
T4	1.5 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.2
TSH	1.5 ± 0.9	1.2 ± 0.8	1.0 ± 0.6^ß	1.4 ± 1.0^ß	1.8 ± 0.9

*Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. ^† P < 0.001 versus controls, ^‡ P < 0.01 versus controls and cirrhosis, ^¶ P < 0.001 versus all others, ^§ P < 0.001 versus group 1 and 2, ^z P < 0.05 versus all others, ^ß P < 0.05 versus controls and alcoholics.