Table III.

Alterations in urinalysis.

Group	Dpd (nM)	Creatinine (g/day)	Dpd/creatinine (nM/g/day)
Sham control	37.13±6.36	0.0061±0.0016	6,589.14±2,065.59
OVX control	57.53±4.99a	0.0059±0.0009	9,948.74±1,681.29a
Alendronate	35.94±12.75b	0.0057±0.0013	6,344.94±1,898.94c
Polycan
31.25 mg/kg	49.73±10.15d	0.0068±0.0019	7,858.53±2,496.99
62.5 mg/kg	49.73±5.33a,c	0.0065±0.0006	7,781.32±1,156.59b
125 mg/kg	49.69±8.70a,b	0.0065±0.0006	7,751.24±1,556.92b

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation of 8 rats.

^aP<0.01

^dP<0.05 vs. sham control group.

^bP<0.05

^cP<0.01 vs. OVX control group. OVX, ovariectomized; Dpd, deoxypyridinoline.