Table 1.
Biochemical and anthropometric characteristics of subjects enrolled for the study
| Variables | Control subjects (n = 16) |
Primary type II osteoporosis (n = 17) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 83.3 (5.9) | 86.3 (3.5) | 0.083 |
| Gender (males, %) | 7 (44%) | 5 (29%) | 0.392 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 (2.0) | 23.4 (2.5) | 0.087 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.7) | 0.642 |
| Sodium (meq/L) | 141.6 (3.5) | 141.2 (4.9) | 0.790 |
| Potassium (meq/L) | 4 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.3) | 0.421 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.9 (0.5) | 8.6 (0.7) | 0.169 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.4 (1.7) | 11.0 (1.3) | 0.012 |
| ESR (mm/h) | 39.6 (21.1) | 52.4 (31.8) | 0.186 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 2.9 (2.7) | 3.8 (2.7) | 0.346 |
| T-score | 0.3 (0.7) | −2.3 (1) | < 0.001 |
| Z-score | 2.4 (0.8) | −0.4 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
| BMD | 256.3 (485.6) | 65.1 (249) | 0.161 |
Data are presented as mean (SD)
BMD bone mineral density; CRP c-reactive protein; ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
p Values for unpaired t test (continuous variables) or Chi-squared test (categorical variables)