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. 2022 Feb 21;107(6):e2405–e2416. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac099

Table 4.

Bone turnover markers among Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications participants and controls

Bone turnover markers Participants Controls
n LSM,a 95% CI n LSM,a 95% CI P-valueb P-valuec
Serum calcium, mg/dL 221 9.0 (9.0, 9.1) 103 9.1 (9.0, 9.2) 0.025 0.018
Albumin, g/dL 221 3.7 (3.6, 3.7) 103 3.9 (3.9, 4.0) <0.0001 <0.0001
Corrected serum calcium, mg/dL 221 9.3 (9.2, 9.4) 103 9.2 (9.1, 9.3) 0.104 0.153
Serum phosphorus, mg/dL 219 3.6 (3.5, 3.6) 102 3.5 (3.5, 3.6) 0.803 0.883
Parathyroid hormone intact, pg/mL 231 42.3 (39.2, 45.5) 104 43.3 (40.8, 45.9) 0.628 0.500
25-hydroxyvitamin D, ng/mL 232 35.5 (33.3, 37.6) 104 34.7 (32.3, 37.1) 0.639 0.826
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, pg/mL 225 43.5 (41.6, 45.5) 101 45.5 (43.3, 47.7) 0.182 0.193
PINP, ng/mL 230 52.7 (48.9, 56.5) 104 59.1 (55.2, 63.0) 0.020 0.030
Bone ALP, U/L 232 20.6 (19.6, 21.6) 104 19.9 (18.6, 21.1) 0.307 0.252
sCTX, pg/mL 232 308.7 (280.4, 337.1) 104 434.1 (401.1, 467.1) <0.0001 <0.0001
TRACP5b, U/L 232 3.2 (3.0, 3.4) 104 2.8 (2.6, 3.0) 0.004 0.003
Sclerostin, pg/mL 232 164.5 (155.0, 173.9) 104 112.1 (102.8, 121.3) <0.0001 <0.0001
IGF-1, ng/mL 232 74.9 (70.9, 79.0) 104 113.0 (107.3, 118.6) <0.0001 <0.0001
IGFBP-1/1000, ng/mL 231 59.3 (52.2, 66.5) 104 12.3 (10.2, 14.5) <0.0001 <0.0001
IGFBP-3, ng/mL 232 2550.2 (2426.5, 2673.8) 104 3786.6 (3629.0, 3944.2) <0.0001 <0.0001

Abbreviations: bone ALP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; EDIC, Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1; IGFBP-1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1; IGFBP-3, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3; LSM, least square mean; PINP, procollagen 1 intact N-terminal propeptide; sCTX, serum C-telopeptide; TRACP5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b.

aAdjusted for age, sex and menopause.

bCompared between EDIC participants and control and was based on generalized linear models with repeated measures of pairs data adjusting for age, sex, and menopause.

cCompared between EDIC participants and controls and was based on generalized linear models with repeated measures of pairs data adjusting for age, sex, menopause, eGFR, and the medication use of oral glucocorticoid and thiazide diuretic.