Table 2.
Comparisons of the bone related markers between stress fracture injury group and control group
| All
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Male
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Female
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P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress fracture group | Control group | Stress fracture group | Control group | Stress fracture group | Control group | |||
| OSI (106) | 3.50 ± 0.34 | 3.46 ± 0.42 | 3.50 ± 0.38 | 3.50 ±0.36 | 3.49 ± 0.33 | 3.43 ± 0.45 | NS | |
| BAP (U/L) | 21.9 ± 8.3 | 22.9 ± 8.3 | 21.6 ± 6.3 | 27.8 ± 9.9 | 22.0 ± 10.1 | 18.4 ±3.5 | NS | |
| NTx (nmBCE/L) | 21.6 ± 8.5 | 18.8 ± 6.5 | 25.9 ± 8.2 | 22.4 ± 6.9 | 18.6 ±7.9 | * | 16.1 ±7.9 | NS |
| TRAP-5b (mU/dL) | 481.5 ± 227.0 | 425.4 ± 177.2 | 581.8 ± 233.4 | 574.9 ± 166.7 | 409.9 ± 209.3 | 318.6 ± 81.6 | P < 0.05 | |
| Homocysteine (nm/mL) | 9.5 ± 2.2 | 10.7 ± 5.5 | 1 1.0 ± 2.2 | 12.7 ± 7.l | 8.4 ± 1.6 | 9.3 ±3.3 | NS | |
| Pentosidine (μg/mL) | 0.034 ± 0.004 | 0.037 ± 0.008 | 0.033 ± 0.004 | 0.035 ± 0.007 | 0.035 ± 0.004 | 0.038 ± 0.009 | NS | |
Note: NS indicates not significant.
Abbreviations: OSI, osteo so no-assessment index; BAP, bone alkaline phosphatase; NTx, N-telopeptide cross-link of type I collagen; TRAP-5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b.