Table 9.
Hematochemical parameters: Bone parameters.
| Variable (unit of measurement) |
(a) Young Adults (18-39 y.o.) N=29; M=13; W=16 |
(b) Adults (40-64 y.o.) N=40; M=21; W=19 |
(c) Older adults (65-89 y.o.) N=54; M=28; W=26 |
(d) Nonagenarians (90-99 y.o.) N=27; M=9; W=18 |
(e) Centenarians (100-111 y.o.) N=23; M=6; W=17 |
Age | Interaction | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | ||||||||
| Osteocalcin (ng/mL, 14-46) |
23.85 (14.3-43.60) N=28, (25.98±8.56) M=13, (28.83±8.97) W=15, (23.50±7.63) |
18.80 (8.62-32.50) N=40, (19.50±6.09) M=21, (17.59±4.95) W=19, (21.61±6.64) |
20.20 (7.06-54.30) N=54, (21.88±8.88) M=28, (19.77±5.21) W=26, (24.14±11.30) |
39.50 (12.40-217) N=27, (55.07±48.95) M=9, (39.09±26.31) W=18, (63.06±56.01) |
39.10 (15.80-95.20) N=23, (44.60±24.14) M=6, (22.78±6.39) W=17, (52.29±23.39) |
(a vs d) (b vs d,e) (c vs d) |
ns | (a vs d,e) (b vs d,e) (c vs d,e) |
<0.001 |
| ALP (U/L, 40-129) |
45.00 (25.00 -81.00) N=29, (48.34±12.98) M=13, (55.23±14.37) W=16, (42.75±8.64) |
64.00 (32.00 -114.00) N=40, (65.90±17.54) M=21, (65.43±17.03) W=19, (66.42±18.55) |
70.50 (35.00 -156.00) N=54, (72.24±24.23) M=28, (65.39±16.81) W=26, (79.61±28.82) |
79.00 (57.00 -369.00) N=27, (102.59±73.92) M=9, (74.33±12.93) W=18, (116.72±87.43) |
83.00 (53.00 -168.00) N=23, (88.30±24.07) M=6, (97.00±38.94) W=17, (85.24±16.87) |
(a vs c,d,e) (b vs d) |
ns | (a vs c,d,e) (c vs d) |
ns |
| Calcium (mg/dL, 8.40-10.20) |
9.54 (8.45-9.94) N=29, (9.48±0.30) M=13, (9.56±0.21) W=16, (9.42±0.36) |
9.45 (8.71-10.40) N=40 (9.43±0.38) M=21 (9.45±0.36) W=19 (9.41±0.42) |
9.26 (8.26-10.34) N=54, (9.26±0.41) M=28, (9.29±0.43) W=26, (9.25±0.41) |
8.99 (8.02-10.11) N=27, (9.10±0.56) M=9, (8.94±0.25) W=18, (9.19±0.66) |
9.04 (8.15-10.60) N=23, (9.00±0.59) M=6, (8.85±0.46) W=17, (9.06±0.64) |
(a vs d,e) (b vs d,e) |
ns | ns | ns |
| Magnesium (mg/dL, 1.60-2.60) |
2.02 (1.74-2.24) N=29, (2.03±0.11) M=13, (2.07±0.13) W=16, (2.00±0.10) |
2.07 (1.49-5.00) N=40, (2.14±0.49) M=21, (2.04±0.18) W=19, (2.12±0.16) |
2.05 (1.66-2.42) N=54, (2.03±0.14) M=28, (2.03±0.15) W=26, (2.05±0.15) |
2.05 (1.57-2.54) N=27, (2.08±0.23) M=9, (2.14±0.21) W=18, (2.06±0.25) |
2.09 (1.49-2.57) N=23, (2.10±0.26) M=6, (1.96±0.30) W=17, (2.16±0.14) |
ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Vitamin D (ng/mL, >30) |
27.40(16.40-62.30) N=29, (29.70±9.89) M=13, (27.45±8.87) W=16, (31.53±10.56) |
22.40(10.10-58.40) N=39, (24.08±9.36) M=21, (26.04±10.23) W=18, (21.78±7.90) |
19.25(3.00-52.20) N=54, (20.91±10.06) M=28, (21.18±8.46) W=26, (20.62±11.71) |
11.00(3.21-46.70) N=27, (14.67±12.01) M=9, (12.35±5.63) W=18, (15.82±14.19) |
9.19(3.00-39.90) N=23, (11.82±9.38) M=6, (16.76±12.25) W=17, (10.08±7.85) |
(a vs c,d,e) (b vs d,e) |
ns | ns | ns |
Abbreviations: y.o.=years old; N=total number of cases; M=men; W=women; SD=standard deviation; ALP=alkaline phosphatase. Data underlined are the median (min-max) of the total number of cases. Data between round brackets are mean values±SD. a, b, c, d, and e indicate, respectively, young adults, adults, older adults, nonagenarians, and centenarians. The table shows the Pairwise comparisons between the different groups, i.e., a, b, c, d, and e stratified for gender. p-value≤0.05 is considered significant; ns=not significant.