Changes in Bone Turnover Markers after Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in Males and Females
Table 2
The time course of the P1NP level.
Gender
Parameter
Within 2 weeks
Within 2-12 weeks
Over 12 weeks
Total
No. pts
71
42
17
ln P1NP
P1NP
55.21 (44.10, 81.67)
62.98 (44.73, 89.67)
82.13 (50.77, 100.80)
value
0.411a
0.068b
0.253c
Male
No. pts
20
9
3
ln P1NP
P1NP
52.15 (34.07, 81.71)
55.10 (45.92, 64.82)
96.33 (82.13, 117.84)
value
0.897a
0.026b
0.044c
Female
No. pts
51
33
14
ln P1NP
P1NP
55.94 (44.77, 81.67)
66.73 (44.22, 93.09)
71.88 (46.40, 95.60)
value
0.163a
0.627b
0.602c
value statistically significant (). No. pts: number of patients; ln P1NP: find ln for P1NP; P1NP: N-propeptide of type 1 collagen. aComparison within 2 weeks and 2-12 weeks. bComparison within 2 weeks and after 12 weeks. cComparison between 2-12 weeks and over 12 weeks.