Table 2.
Pearson correlations between biomarkers
| CRPM | CRP | COMP | uCTX-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1M | Correlation coefficient | 0.330 | 0.580 | -0.111 | 0.033 |
| p value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.223 | |
| CRPM | Correlation coefficient | 0.248 | -0.015 | -0.004 | |
| p value | <0.0001 | 0.598 | 0.896 | ||
| CRP | Correlation coefficient | -0.104 | -0.041 | ||
| p value | 0.0001 | 0.135 | |||
| COMP | Correlation coefficient | 0.159 | |||
| p value | <0.0001 | ||||
The correlations were adjusted for sex, age, and body mass index
CRPM matrix metalloproteinase-dependent degradation of CRP, CRP C-reactive protein, COMP cartilage oligomeric protein, uCTX-II (urinary) type II collagen degradation, C1M connective tissue type I collagen turnover