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. 2018 Feb 1;15(4):323–338. doi: 10.7150/ijms.22747

Table 2.

Parameters of mineral-bone metabolism and related variables in orthogeriatric patients by bone turnover status

Variable Bone turnover status
Subtype 1 Subtype 2A Subtypes 1+2A Subtype 2B Subtype 3 Subtype 4A Subtype 4B
P1NP,
µg/L
46.20±18.71 22.85±5.85*** 30.26±15.88 14.83±3.98*** 23.02±5.84*** 112.02±142.45*** 50.45±19.57***
bCTX,
µg/L
0.195±0.038 0.160±0.049*** 0.171±0.048 0.190±0.036** 0.458±0.210*** 0.563±0.405*** 0.740±0.317***
P1NP/bCTX 247.62±112.04 151.88±52.31*** 182.28±88.34*** 78.30±15.52*** 57.17±22.82*** 187.12±113.49 71.96±17.98***
OC,
pg/ml
5.91±2.35 4.02±1.86*** 4.62±2.21 3.86±2.65* 4.60±2.30 8.48±5.32*** 8.60±5.13***
P1NP/OC 9.36±6.58 6.82±3.51*** 7.63±4.83 4.75±2.04*** 6.15±3.30*** 15.48± 17.21*** 7.28±4.16
PTH,
pmol/L
6.88±6.33 6.80±4.99 6.82±5.44 8.49±5.69* 7.67± 5.21 6.30±4.52 8.65±6.09***
25(OH)D, mmol/L 62.55±21.54 63.22±23.67 63.00±22.97 62.23±23.67 62.78±26.67 64.53±25.85 61.04±29.37
Ca (corrected), mmol/L 2.41±0.14 2.38±0.11 2.39±0.12 2.36±0.14 2.38±0.14 2.44±0.13*** 2.41±0.14
PO4,
mmol/L
0.87±0.22 0.83±0.24 0.84±0.23 0.77±0.24* 0.84±0.23 0.98±0.23*** 0.97±0.25***
Mg,
mmol/L
0.79±0.08 0.77±0.09 0.78±0.09 0.77±0.10 0.76±0.11* 0.76 ±0.10* 0.76 ±0.09*
ALP,
IU
78.73±27.66 66.85±26.47* 72.00±27.18 59.32±17.62*** 73.48±38.20 112.28±104.33*** 91.43±72.98***
GGT,
IU
44.30±33.46 47.02±72.78 46.15±62.88 40.32±51.53 49.41±64.69 62.88±82.82* 51.16±84.28
Albumin,
g/L
34.49±3.87 33.90±4.06 34.09±4.00 32.82±3.6* 31.03±3.85*** 32.34±4.72*** 31.07±4.40***
TSAT,
%
12.52±7.68 11.51±7.63 11.82±7.64 9.68±6.38 9.65±7.00*** 12.63±8.38 12.04±9.54
Hb,
g/L
117.10±17.90 115.01±17.56 115.7±17.65 107.37±16.66** 107.71±18.03*** 109.00±16.93*** 106.89±18.02***
GFR,
ml/min/1.73m2
79.43±10.50 78.47±14.11 78.77±13.05 74.96±14.75 74.24±16.77*** 71.58±19.51*** 67.39±22.45***
Age,
years
74.4±8.63 75.5±8.66 75.1±8.65 77.6±8.60 80.4±9.17*** 76.6±9.25 80.3.5±9.92***

Subtype 2A is compared with subtype1, while subtypes 2B, 3, 4A and 4B are compared with combined data for subtypes1 and 2A; *, p<0.05. **, p<0.01, ***, p<0.001.

Abbreviations: P1NP, N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen; bCTX, C-terminal βcross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen; OC, osteocalcin; PO4, phosphate; Cac, calcium corrected for albumin; Mg, magnesium; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; 25(OH)D, 25hydroxyvitamin D; PTH, parathyroid hormone; TSAT, transferrin saturation; Hb, haemoglobin; GFR, glomerular filtration rate.