Evidence for Altered Canonical Wnt Signaling in the Trabecular Bone of Elderly Postmenopausal Women with Fragility Femoral Fracture

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the subjects.

(a) Biochemical parameters and DXA measurements

	Age; (years)	PTH; (ng/mL)	25(OH)D; (ng/mL)	Ca^++; (mmol/L)	Crea; mg/dL
OA
F

, Student’s -test.

(b)

⁢-score		Vertebrae	Femur		Radius
		L1–L4	Total	Neck	1/3	UD
OA	M ± SD; range	−1.7 ± 1.3	−1.8 ± 0.7	−2.7 ± 1.3	−2.6 ± 1.5	−2.2 ± 1.2
F	M ± SD; range	−1.1 ± 1.6	−2.2 ± 0.5	−2.5 ± 0.7	−2.9 ± 2.0	−2.5 ± 1.5

No statistical differences were detected between groups.
PTH: parathyroid hormone.
25(OH)D: 25 hydroxy vitamin D.
Ca⁺⁺: ionized calcium.
Crea: creatinine.
UD: ultradistal.