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. 2018 Oct 2;14:100199. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2018.09.010

Table 3.

Differences in bone biomarker values at last postbaseline assessment according to key baseline patient or treatment characteristics.

Bone metastases
Prior AR treatment
Concomitant AR treatment
Prior bone radiation
Prior fracture
Without With Without With Without With Without With Without With
CTX (ng/ml) n 82 121 152 51 72 131 157 46 195 8
Mean (SD) 0.14 (0.13) 0.13 (0.12) 0.14 (0.12) 0.11 (0.13) 0.18 (0.14) 0.11 (0.10) 0.14 (0.13) 0.11 (0.09) 0.13 (0.12) 0.11 (0.10)
Median (range) 0.10
(0.01‒0.65)
0.10
(0.01‒0.72)
0.10
(0.01‒0.65)
0.07
(0.02‒0.72)
0.14
(0.01‒0.65)
0.08
(0.01‒0.72)
0.10
(0.01‒0.72)
0.09
(0.01‒0.45)
0.10
(0.01‒0.72)
0.06
(0.03‒0.32)
P-valuea 0.375 0.009 < 0.001 0.372 0.446
Osteocalcin
(ng/ml)
n 82 126 156 52 73 135 161 47 200 8
Mean (SD) 9.76 (6.85) 10.13 (9.15) 9.68 (6.38) 10.89 (12.47) 10.54 (7.07) 9.69 (8.92) 9.97 (8.54) 10.05 (7.52) 10.08 (8.44) 7.48 (3.14)
Median (range) 7.76 (1.28‒42.49) 7.81 (1.00‒77.90) 7.97 (1.28‒42.49) 7.56
(1.00‒77.90)
7.86 (2.31‒42.49) 7.81 (1.00‒77.90) 7.67 (1.00‒77.90) 8.40
(2.33‒43.87)
7.81 (1.00‒77.90) 6.98
(3.26‒11.46)
P-valuea 0.902 0.373 0.200 0.556 0.498
P1NP (ng/ml) n 81 126 155 52 72 135 160 47 199 8
Mean (SD) 54.86 (59.78) 63.91 (67.78) 59.98 (63.40) 61.53 (69.33) 55.50 (49.13) 62.97 (71.77) 57.12 (61.44) 71.44 (74.67) 61.19 (65.62) 39.80 (34.24)
Median (range) 37.17 (9.22‒458.20) 37.12 (6.20‒323.30) 38.34 (6.20‒458.20) 34.00 (11.52‒302.80) 39.09 (6.20‒302.80) 36.06 (9.22‒458.20) 37.06 (6.20‒458.20) 38.41 (11.52‒323.30) 37.60 (6.20‒458.20) 29.97 (12.66‒114.30)
P-valuea 0.999 0.500 0.475 0.505 0.283
PTH (pg/ml) n 83 126 157 52 73 136 162 47 201 8
Mean (SD) 42.64 (56.54) 40.43 (41.57) 44.15 (49.65) 32.74 (41.69) 35.81 (28.91) 44.26 (55.43) 40.37 (41.82) 44.54 (65.30) 42.12 (48.68) 20.99 (12.30)
Median (range) 29.49 (3.65‒447.50) 29.00 (1.36‒289.50) 30.40 (2.78‒447.50) 23.75 (1.36‒289.50) 28.45 (1.36‒119.00) 29.67 (2.78‒447.50) 28.59 (1.36‒289.50) 30.70 (6.63‒447.50) 29.49 (1.36‒447.50) 21.93
(3.20‒33.26)
P-value a 0.914 0.034 0.560 0.581 0.145
25-OH-vitamin D (ng/ml) n 82 125 155 52 72 135 160 47 200 7
Mean (SD) 21.10 (13.06) 22.85 (14.81) 21.80 (13.93) 23.20 (14.82) 19.21 (12.68) 23.72 (14.66) 22.42 (14.18) 21.24 (14.10) 22.11 (14.01) 23.45 (18.64)
Median (range) 17.53 (4.08‒57.75) 18.90 (3.40‒69.64) 18.15 (3.40‒69.64) 21.50
(3.65‒69.44)
16.48 (3.40‒69.64) 21.21
(3.91 ‒69.44)
18.53 (3.65‒69.44) 17.59
(3.40‒69.64)
18.15 (3.40‒69.64) 19.84
(8.30‒62.76)
P-value a 0.461 0.542 0.029 0.551 0.987

Abbreviations: 25-OH-vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; AR, antiresorptive; CTX, C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type 1 collagen; P1NP, procollagen type 1 N-terminal peptide; PTH, parathyroid hormone; SD, standard deviation.

a

P-values for differences in last postbaseline assessment values for each biomarker were established using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Statistical significance was accepted when P < 0.05 (bold text).