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Table 2 Comparing the levels of four BTMs between bone marrow and peripheral blood

From: Comparative analysis of bone turnover markers in bone marrow and peripheral blood: implications for osteoporosis

 

Bone marrow(N = 133)

Peripheral blood(N = 133)

 

Variable

M

SD

M

SD

p

β-CTX (ng/ml)

0.765

0.341

0.708

0.321

0.005*

OC (ng/ml)

23.1

113.8

17.0

7.0

<0.0001**

P1NP (ng/ml)

467.1

473.7

60.5

23.4

<0.0001**

25(OH)D(ng/ml)

21.6

8.6

24.7

9.6

<0.0001**

  1. Note: *: Paired sample t-test, **: Wilcoxon signed-rank test
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X