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Table 1 Characteristics of the BOKS study population

From: Biochemical markers of bone turnover and their association with bone marrow lesions

Parameter

Value

Age (years; mean ± SD [range])

67 ± 9 (50 to 93)

Sex (n [%] male)

91 (60%)

Proportion with BML > 0

69.5%

NTx/Cr (nM/mM; mean ± SD)

0.06 ± 0.12

BSAP (U/l; mean ± SD)

37.5 ± 23.2

Osteocalcin (U/l; mean ± SD)

19.2 ± 15.6

  1. There were 151 participants. BOKS, Boston Osteoarthritis Knee Study; BSAP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; NTx/Cr, type I collagen N-telopeptide corrected for urinary creatinine; SD, standard deviation.