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Table 3 Distribution of Bone Marker Values Compared to Premenopausal Reference Range Before and On Bisphosphonate Therapy (at least 3 months)

From: Bone turnover is adequately suppressed in osteoporotic patients treated with bisphosphonates in daily practice

 

P1NP (μg/L)

CTX (ng/L)

 

Baseline

Follow up

Baseline

Follow up

Below reference range (%)

4

71

0

52

Lower half of reference range (%)

14

26

65

45

Upper half of reference range (%)

42

3

35

3

Above reference range (%)

0

0

0

0

  1. P1NP = procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide; CTX = C-terminal crosslinking telopeptide