Table 3.
Spearman correlation analysis of cancellous BMDD versus serum parameters or versus static histomorphometric parameters.
| PTH n=48 | APH n=49 | Phosphate (n=47) | OS/BS n=58 | Ob.S/BS n=58 | ES/BS n=58 | Oc.S/BS n=58 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaMean | -0.46*** | -0.46*** | ns | -0.57*** | -0.61*** | -0.41*** | -0.49*** |
| CaPeak | -0.44** | -0.34* | -0.29* | -0.49*** | -0.54*** | -0.40** | -0.47*** |
| CaWidth | 0.35* | 0.44** | ns | 0.54*** | 0.54*** | 0.31* | 0.37*** |
| CaLow | 0.46*** | 0.55*** | ns | 0.64*** | 0.67*** | 0.44*** | 0.52*** |
| CaHigh | -0.37** | -0.31* | -0.30* | -0.42*** | -0.49*** | -0.30* | -0.42** |
Data show Spearman correlation coefficients.
***
p≤0.001,
**
p<0.01
*
p<0.05. Positive correlation coefficients indicate that one parameter is increasing with the increasing other, while negative correlation coefficients indicate that one parameter is decreasing with the other parameter increasing.