Table 2.
Associations between uCTX-II, sCTX-II, and demographic variables as assessed by Spearman's correlation. Spearman's correlation coefficients (r) and significance values (p) are reported per demographic variable.
| Age | Gender | BMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uCTX-II (urine) | r | 0.076 | −0.204 | 0.123 |
| p value | 0.2340 | 0.0013 | 0.0551 | |
| sCTX-II (serum) | r | −0.151 | 0.040 | −0.038 |
| p value | 0.0185 | 0.5356 | 0.5584 | |
| sCTX-II (urine) | r | 0.171 | −0.285 | 0.089 |
| p value | 0.0081 | < 0.0001 | 0.1727 | |
BMI: body mass index, CTX-II: C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen.