Table 2.
Spearman correlation between biochemical parameters and bone mineral density of cumulative data.
| Spine aBMD | Femoral neck aBMD | Total hip aBMD | OC | CTX | OC-Sal | CTX-Sal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spine aBMD | 1 | 0.65** | 0.71** | − 0.40** | − 0.24* | − 0.06 | − 0.07 |
| Femoral neck aBMD | 1 | 0.91** | − 0.46** | − 0.18 | − 0.16 | − 0.09 | |
| Total hip aBMD | 1 | − 0.48** | − 0.25* | − 0.22 | − 0.10 | ||
| OC | 1 | 0.69*** | 0.02 | − 0.20 | |||
| CTX | 1 | 0.08 | − 0.17 | ||||
| OC-Sal | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
| CTX-Sal | 1 |
Oc osteocalcin, P1NP N-terminal propeptide of type I collagen, CTX cross-linked-C-telopeptide of type I collagen, aBMD areal bone mineral density. Sal is saliva, if not indicated serum.
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001; ***p < 0.0001.