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. 2016 Jun 21;4:16012. doi: 10.1038/boneres.2016.12

Table 4. Correlation of serum GDF11 levels with bone turnover markers.

Bone turnover markers GDF11
Unadjusted Age and BMI adjusted
BAP −0.306* −0.258*
NTX 0.024 0.081

BAP, bone alkaline phosphatase; BMI, body mass index; GDF11, Growth Differentiation Factor 11; NTX, Cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients and partial correlation coefficients after adjusting for age and BMI are presented.

*P<0.05.