From: Comparative analysis of bone turnover markers in bone marrow and peripheral blood: implications for osteoporosis
Non-osteoporosis group(N = 68)
Osteoporosis group(N = 65)
Peripheral blood
M
SD
p
β-CTX (ng/ml)
0.618
0.325
0.759
0.334
0.012
OC (ng/ml)
15.1
5.6
18.9
7.7
0.003
P1NP (ng/ml)
56.5
20.6
64.6
26.6
0.058
25(OH)D(ng/ml)
25.2
8.9
24.0
10.2