Table 6.

Laboratory Value Abnormalities Among Different DEXA Results

	Osteoporosis	Osteopenia	Healthy
Low vitamin D level	1 (4.5%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)
High TSH level	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Low TSH level	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	1 (5.3%)
High alkaline phosphatase level	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	1 (5.3%)
High PTH level	1 (4.5%)	2 (7.1%)	1 (5.3%)
Low calcium level	3 (13.6%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (10.5%)
None	16 (72.7%)	3 (21.4%)	14 (73.7%)
Total	22	14	19

PTH, parathyroid hormone; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.