Table 1.

Clinical and anthropometric features of patients (n = 56) and controls (n = 26). Data are expressed as Mean +/- SD (min; max)

	Patients	Controls
Age (years)	65 +/- 9 (39; 80)	62 +/- 8 (48; 76)
Height (cm)	153 +/- 0.06 (135; 165)	152 +/- 0.05 (142; 159)
Weight (kg)	63.83 +/- 9.43 (51; 86)	64.73 +/- 11.06 (51; 83)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	26.88 +/- 4.49 (19.34; 34.78)	27.70 +/- 3.55 (22.5; 34.58)
Total hip BMD (g/cm2)*	0.701 +/- 0.07 (0.460; 0.790)	0.990 +/- 0.10 (0.890; 1.300)
Total hip T-score*	−3.0 +/- 0.7 (-5.4; -2.0)	−0.1 +/- 1.0 (-1.1; 3.0)
Total hip Z-score*	−1.1 +/- 0.9 (-3.3; 0.2)	1.4 +/- 1.1 (-0.5; 4.0)
Calcanear QUS T-score *	−3.6 +/- 0.92 (-5.5; -1.79)	−0.73 +/- 1.26 (-2.3; 2.5)
ESR (mm/h)*	19.25 +/- 8.69 (6; 44)	12 +/- 7.56 (2; 27)
CRP (mg/L)*	5.75 +/- 6.60 (0.1; 41)	2.67 +/- 3.65 (0.1; 19)
BAP (μg/L)	17.68 +/- 6.57 (8.2; 30.8)	15.26 +/- 7.00 (5; 30.8)
CTX (pg/mL)*	380 +/- 246 (0.32; 900)	155 +/- 236 (5; 568))
PTH (pg/mL)	67.03 +/- 22.59 (28.6; 147)	66.04 +/- 15.20 (42.5; 88)

Legend: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR); C-reactive protein (CRP); bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP)

; C-telopeptide cross-linked collagen type 1 (CTX); parathyroid hormone (PTH)

*Statistically significant difference between patients and controls (p < 0.001)