Table 1.
Summary of Characteristics of Clinical Samples.
| Clinical Category | Non-Osteoporosis Control (NOPC) | Osteopaenia* | Osteoporosis* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopaenia without fracture | Osteopaenia with fracture** | Osteoporosis without fracture | Osteoporosis with fracture** | ||
| Total number of participants recruited (Female/Male) | 30 (20/10) | 63 (53/10) | 15 (13/2) | 34 (28/6) | 19 (17/2) |
| Total nmber of >40 years old participants (Female /Male) included in the analysis | 12 (11/1) | 61 (52/9) | 15 (13/2) | 33 (27/6) | 18 (16/2) |
| Mean age years (Mean ± SD) | 67 ± 9.6 | 65.6 ± 9.5 | 67 ± 9.5 | 68.6 ± 10 | 70 ± 10 |
| BMD (g/cm2) Mean ± SD | 0.96 ± 0.07 | 0.83 ± 0.10 | 0.88 ± 0.12 | 0.7 ± 0.07 | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
| T-Score Lumbar Spine (L2-L4) Mean ± SD | 0.6 ± 1.4 | −1.2 ± 0.9 | −1.1 ± 1.1 | −2.7 ± 0.95 | −2.78 ± 1 |
*Four osteopaenia patients and 1 osteoporosis patient were reported as suffering from coeliac disease, 3 osteopaenia and 1 osteoporosis patients were reported to suffer from asthma and were on regular steroid medication. One osteopaenia patient was suffering from lung cancer, 1 osteopaenia patient and 4 osteoporosis patients had type-2 diabetes and 1 osteopaenia patient was suffering from type-3c (pancreatogenic) diabetes. 5 osteopaenia and 3 osteoporosis patients suffered from hypertension.
**Fractures occurred between 1 month and 2 years before the collection of blood samples.