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Table 2 Baseline values of serum CTX-I and urinary CTX-II

From: Biochemical markers identify influences on bone and cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis - the effect of sex, Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) score, Body Mass Index (BMI), oral salmon calcitonin (sCT) treatment and diurnal variation

 

Placebo

0.6 mg sCT

0.8 mg sCT

p-value

Females

    

sCTX-I (ng/ml)

0.758

(0.536-1.073)

0.669

(0.503-0.891)

0.555

(0.378-0.817)

0.09

uCTX-II (ng/mmol)

303

(161-570)

410

(268-626)

293

(192-449)

0.21

Males

    

sCTX-I (ng/ml)

0.539

(0.413-0.704)

0.588

(0.353-0.981)

0.504

(0.340-0.747)

0.64

uCTX-II (ng/mmol)

278

(200-387)

256

(159-411)

263

(153-455)

0.91

  1. Values given are geometric mean (± 1SD range). The p-value column refers to the significance of the comparison of the three treatment groups.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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