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Table 3.

Spearman Correlations Between Traditional BTMs and BMDs at Various Sites Among All Participants Studied.

		Lumbar Spine (L1–L4) (g/cm²)	Femoral Neck (g/cm²)	Trochanter (g/cm²)	Total Hip (g/cm²)
BALP (µg/mL)	γ	−0.141*	−0.276*	−0.261*	−0.203*
BALP (µg/mL)	P	0.013	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
OC (ng/mL)	γ	−0.405*	−0.464*	−0.493*	−0.441*
OC (ng/mL)	P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
P1NP (ng/mL)	γ	−0.442*	−0.457*	−0.494*	−0.458*
P1NP (ng/mL)	P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
β-CTX (ng/mL)	γ	−0.153*	−0.316*	−0.375*	−0.286*
β-CTX (ng/mL)	P	0.007	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
TRACP 5b (U/L)	γ	−0.133*	−0.241*	−0.228*	−0.157*
TRACP 5b (U/L)	P	0.019	<0.00	<0.001	0.005

Note: *Statistical significance at the P < 0.05 level.

Abbreviations: BTMs, bone turnover markers; BMDs, bone mineral densities; BALP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; OC, osteocalcin; P1NP, procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide; β-CTX, β cross-linked C-telopeptide of type I collagen; TRACP 5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b.