Table 3.
Pearson correlation coefficients between independent variables (25(OH)D, PTH, dietary intake) and bone turnover markers stratified by season and race. Significant correlations are shown in bold.
| All Subjects | Black | White | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | |
| 25(OH)D & PTH (log) | −.17 (0.069) | −.17 (0.060) | −.12 (0.293) | −.2 (0.068) | −.16 (0.375) | −.047 (0.778) |
| 25(OH)D & OC | −.052 (0.559) | −.0011 (0.990) | .0011 (0.992) | −.052 (0.636) | −.19 (0.240) | .17 (0.315) |
| 25(OH)D & CTx | .11 (0.226) | −.11 (0.231) | .2 (0.067) | −.12 (0.269) | −.087 (0.584) | −.045 (0.782) |
| PTH (log) & OC | .059 (0.534) | .18 (0.047) | .039 (0.732) | .11 (0.339) | .1 (0.554) | .27 (0.096) |
| PTH (log) & CTx | .096 (0.308) | .32 (0.000) | .1 (0.378) | .19 (0.088) | .17 (0.343) | .57 (0.000) |
| Diet vitamin D & OC | −.07 (0.435) | .07 (0.441) | −.067 (0.542) | −.028 (0.799) | −.078 (0.622) | .32 (0.044) |
| Diet vitamin D & CTx | .012 (0.891) | .03 (0.743) | .019 (0.863) | .011 (0.923) | −.023 (0.884) | .032 (0.839) |
| Diet calcium & OC | −.013 (0.886) | .099 (0.275) | −.089 (0.413) | .082 (0.463) | .18 (0.244) | .12 (0.464) |
| Diet calcium & CTx | .074 (0.408) | .14 (0.116) | −.0025 (0.982) | .15 (0.169) | .23 (0.133) | .042 (0.792) |
*
Pearson correlations [r (p value)] reported