Table 4

Correlations (r values) between the bone parameters

BAP PICP OC PYD DPD ICTP
BAP10.584-150 0.834-160 0.634-160 0.544-150 0.784-160
PICP10.654-150 0.804-160 0.794-160 0.42
OC10.804-160 0.714-150 0.564-150
PYD10.964-160 0.46
DPD10.36
ICTP1

  • ↵4-150 p<0.05;

  • ↵4-160 p<0.01.

  • BAP, bone alkaline phosphatase; OC, osteocalcin; PICP, serum procollagene type I carboxy terminal propeptide; ICTP, procollagene type I cross linked carboxy terminal telopeptide (ICTP); PYD, urinary pyridinoline; DPD, urinary deoxypyridinoline crosslinks.