Table IV.

Correlation coefficients between osteoporosis pharmacological treatment and osteoporosis-related biomarkers (r = correlation coefficient, n = 398).

Biomarker	Medication				Overall (n = 398)
	Yes (n = 88)		No (n = 310)
	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
TRACP-5b	-0.029	0.789	-0.261	< 0.001	-0.197	< 0.001
Total P1NP	-0.033	0.763	-0.189	< 0.001	-0.121	0.016
Intact PTH	0.047	0.662	-0.061	0.284	0.284	0.514
Homocysteine	0.205	0.056	0.017	0.761	0.032	0.530

Medication: whether patients are using osteoporosis medication.

P1NP, procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide; PTH, parathyroid hormone; TRACP-5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b.