Table 5.

Comparison of laboratory tests between the farmer and non-farmer groups

	Farmer (n=46)	Non-farmer (n=50)	p-value
Total cholesterol	199.61±42.56	198.26±48.67	0.886
TG	133.25±95.17	136.34±108.83	0.883
HDL	56.13±14.32	57.78±12.94	0.555
HbA1c	5.74±0.56	5.92±1.24	0.367
RF	4.40±4.86	7.43±13.36	0.140
Vitamin D	23.80±8.02	21.23±8.43	0.131
PTH	46.56±19.19	40.38±20.27	0.132
CTX	0.42±0.20	0.42±0.26	0.971
Osteocalcin	21.04±8.17	20.45±7.87	0.723

TG : triglyceride, HDL : high-density lipoprotein, HbA1c : hemoglobin A1c, RF : rheumatoid factor, PTH : parathyroid hormone, CTX : C-terminal telopeptide