Research Article
Relationship between Serum Levels of OPG and TGF-β with Decreasing Rate of BMD in Native Chinese Women
Table 2
Age-related serums OPG, TGF-β1, and TGF-β2 and BDR at different skeletal sites in native Chinese women.
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OPG: osteoprotegerin, TGF-β: transforming growth factor-beta, BDR: bone mineral density decrease rate, PA: posteroanterior spine, FN: femoral neck, Hip: total hip, and RUUD: radius + ulna ultradistal. aValues are geometric mean ± SD. b–0.000 compared with 45–54, 55–64 and ≥65-year age groups. c–0.000 compared with 55–64 and ≥65-year age groups. d–0.000 compared with ≥65-year age group. e–0.000 compared with other sites in the same age group. |