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Table 2 Comparison of biomarkers between normal and Osteosarcopenia groups

From: Association between biomarkers of bone health and osteosarcopenia among Iranian older people: The Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Bone marker

Osteosarcopenia(-)

Osteosarcopenia(+)

P-value

Osteocalcin, ng/ml

21.40 (16.90-28.35)

24.05 (18.32-31.60)

0.043

 C-terminal cross-linked telopeptides (CTX), Pg/ml

0.395 (0.29-0.56)

0.465(0.340-0.598

0.014

Bone alkaline phosphatase(BALP), U/L

15.85 (12.5-20.15)

16.29 (13.20-20.90)

0.283

Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), U/L

3.30 (2.70-4.00)

3.65 (3.20-4.30)

0.001

Vitamin D,nmol/l

42.20 (24.95-62.05)

40.95 (27.78-64.83)

0.653

Calcium, mg/dl

9.30 (9.00-9.60)

9.30 (9.10-9.50)

0.702

Phosphorus, mg/dl

4.01 (3.61-4.34)

4.16 (3.70-4.58)

0.111

Alkaline phosphatase, U/L

206.5 (181.0-240.0)

200.0 (169.0-237.0)

0.647

  1. Data are presented as median(Interquartile range)