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Table 3 Characteristics of the Framingham study population

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

Age (years; mean ± SD [range])

68.5, 9.33 (49,90)

Body mass index (kg/m2; mean ± SD)

28.87 ± 5.24

Sex (% male)

39.9%

Proportion with BML > 0

54.9%

NTx/Cr (nM/mM; mean ± SD)

0.04 ± 0.02

BSAP (U/l; mean ± SD)

16.2 ± 7.5

Osteocalcin (U/l; mean ± SD)

33.9 ± 9.9

  1. There were 144 participants. BSAP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; NTx/Cr, type I collagen N-telopeptide corrected for urinary creatinine; SD, standard deviation.