Table 4.

Data for comparison of bone turnover markers

	ACS (n = 10)	CD (n = 11)	N (n = 9)	P
OC (ng/ml)	7.92 ± 1.97*	9.86 ± 2.40*	16.12 ± 3.45	0.000
PINP (ng/ml)	17.53 ± 2.30*Δ	20.56 ± 2.44*	24.12 ± 4.17	0.001
CTX (ng/ml)	0.41 ± 0.07*Δ	0.35 ± 0.07*	0.28 ± 0.05	0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

^*P < 0.05 compared with the N group; ^ΔP < 0.05 compared with the CD group