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Table 1 Comparison of continuous variables of patients between two groups (the Mann–Whitney U test)

From: Association between bone turnover markers, BMD and height loss of cemented vertebrae after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Clinical parameters

Mean rank

Median

IQR

Z score

P value

The volume of bone cement injected

Recompression group

45.55

5.5

4.5–6.0

− 0.381

0.703

Non-recompression group

47.76

5.25

5.0–6.0

  

BMD

Recompression group

23.11

− 2.8

− 3.1 to − 2.25

− 6.189

< 0.001*

Non-recompression group

59.53

− 1.1

− 2.1 to − 0.3

  

Serum calcium

Recompression group

43.08

2.22

2.2–2.3

− 1.070

0.285

Non-recompression group

49.06

2.2

2.1–2.3

  

Serum phosphorus

Recompression group

46.17

1.135

0.985–1.23

− 0.214

0.830

Non-recompression group

47.43

1.13

1.01–1.24

  

ALP

Recompression group

41.23

75

61.5–96

− 1.492

0.136

Non-recompression group

50.02

85

69–102

  

β-CTX

Recompression group

51.75

613.1

476–782.6

− 1.229

0.219

Non-recompression group

44.51

516.4

391–721.4

  

OC

Recompression group

48.91

15.25

9.9–21.3

− 0.493

0.622

Non-recompression group

46

13.4

9.7–18.2

  

P1NP

Recompression group

41.78

43.45

28.5–57.3

− 1.351

0.177

Non-recompression group

49.74

51.6

36.6–67.4

  

PTH

Recompression group

35.59

38.1

26.7–50.3

− 2.952

0.003*

Non-recompression group

52.98

48.9

38.3–61.6

  

25-OH-D3

Recompression group

38.3

13.3

10.45–18.5

− 2.252

0.024*

Non-recompression group

51.57

18.2

12.3–22.9

  
  1. * and bold indicate statistically significant findings