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Table 2 Results from the bone biomarker analysis

From: Catabolic and anabolic periarticular bone changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a computed tomography study on the role of age, disease duration and bone markers

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Normal range

CTX-I (ng/ml)

0.34 (± 0.20)

0.34 (± 0.21)

0.14 - 1.35

TRAP5b (U/L)

2.40 (± 1.25)

2.42 (± 1.14)

1.50 - 4.30

BAP (U/L)

21.92 (± 12.19)

20.48 (± 6.91)

14.20 - 42.70

OC (ng/ml)

12.48 (± 7.34)

11.15 (± 6.02)

15.90 - 41.66

PTH (pg/ml)

14.74 (± 7.98)

17.52 (± 9.55)

10 - 57

Vit D (ng/ml)

63.66 (± 29.61)

63.31 (± 31.14)

20 - 70

  1. Mean (± SD) levels of bone biomarkers at baseline and follow-up. Normal ranges for postmenopausal women are also indicated. CTX-I, C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen; TRAP5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b; BAP, bone alkaline phosphatase; OC, osteocalcin; PTH, parathyroid hormone; Vit D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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