Changes in Bone Turnover Markers after Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in Males and Females

Table 1

The demographic and baseline characteristics of patients.

Characteristics	No. pts	Age (years)	BMI (kg/cm^2)	25-OHD (ng/ml)	P1NP (ng/ml)	CTX (ng/ml)	OC (ng/ml)	BAP (μg/L)	PTH (pg/ml)	Ca (mmol/L)	P (mmol/L)	Hip -score	Lumbar -score
Male	32
Female	98
value		0.637	0.412	0.002	0.314	0.684	0.367	0.055	0.556	0.094	0.001	0.012	0.006

No. pts: number of patients; BMI: body mass index; 25-OHD: 25 hydroxyvitamin D; P1NP: N-propeptide of type 1 collagen; CTX: C-terminal crosslinking telopeptides of type 1 collagen; OC: osteocalcin; BAP: bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; PTH: parathyroid hormone; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorus.