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. 2013 Mar 24;2013:897193. doi: 10.1155/2013/897193

Table 2.

Serum and urinary measurements (mean ± SD, or median values). Patient's characteristics by estrogen use and menstrual history.

Laboratory test Normal range N All patients Amenorrheic
women1
Current
estrogen use
Eugonadal
women
N = 66 N = 38 N = 17 N = 11
Serum corrected calcium [2.25–2.60 mmol/L] 64 2.35 ± 0 .09 2.34 ± 0.1 2.35 ± 0.1 2.36 ± 0.1
Serum phosphate [0.80–1.4 mmol/L] 63 1.3 (0.3) 1.3 (0.2) 1.3 (0.2) 1.5 (0.4)
Serum creatinine [35–88 µmol/L] 65 71.85 ± 11.32 71.9 ± 12.9 74.1 ± 8.4 67.8 ± 8.6
Serum protein [61–79 g/L] 45 66.0 ± 6.4 65.9 ± 6.6 65.8 ± 6.4 66.4 ± 6.8
Serum albumin [35–48 g/L] 64 38.26 ± 4.51 40.5 ± 4.5° 37.3 ± 3.6 38.1 ± 4.7
Serum osteocalcin [8.8–29.7 μg/L] 44 20.49 ± 11.30 19.2 ± 11.2 19.3 ± 9.0 28.4 ± 14.1
Serum total alkaline phosphatase [30–125 IU/L] 61 46 (18) 48 (21) 41 (10)* 51 (14)
Serum IGF-I [116–447 ng/mL] 66 118 (86) 103 (81) 129 (81) 144 (133)
Serum IGFBP-3 [3.3–6.7 µg/mL] 34 4.63 ± 1.21 4.4 ± 1.3 4.9 ± 1.0 4.9 ± 1.2
Serum parathyroid hormone [1.1–6.8 pmol/L] 58 3.1 (1.5) 3.0 (1.4) 3.0 (1.8) 3.7 (1.3)
25-hydroxyvitamin D [25–120 nmol/L] 57 74 (43) 69 (36) 76 (66) 73 (65)
Urinary calcium/creatinine [0.10–0.50 mmol/mmol] 59 0.37 (0.44) 0.6 (0.6)° 0.3 (0.3) 0.2 (0.3)
Urinary D-pyr/cr2 [4.2–18.2 nmol/mmol] 52 17.7 (10.1) 18.1 (7.0) 13.4 (11.0) 16.0 (10.1)
TRCaI/GFR3 [2.4–2.9 mmol/L GFR] 55 2.59 ± 0 .21 2.54 ± 0.2 2.64 ± 0.2 2.67 ± 0.2
TmPi/GFR4 [0.8–1.4 mmol/L GFR] 55 1.4 (0.3) 1.4 (0.3) 1.3 (0.3) 1.5 (0.5)

Age-adjusted normal values were taken into account.

1At the time of evaluation, and including 3 patients taking oral contraceptives, but continuing to be amenorrheic.

2Deoxypyridinoline/creatinine.

3Renal tubular reabsorption of calcium index.

4Renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate.

°P < 0.05 versus current estrogen use and eugonadal women.

*P < 0.05 current estrogen versus eugonadal women.