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

Table 3

The time course of the CTX level.

Gender	Parameter	Within 2 weeks	Within 2-12 weeks	Over 12 weeks
Total	No. pts	71	42	17
	InCTX
	CTX	0.54 (0.31, 0.82)	0.61 (0.24, 0.81)	0.52 (0.28, 0.84)
value		0.372^a	0.913^b	0.102^c
Male	No. pts	20	9	3
	InCTX
	CTX	0.47 (0.26, 0.83)	0.65 (0.24, 0.73)	0.74 (0.55, 0.89)
value		0.897^a	0.185^b	0.246^c
Female	No. pts	51	33	14
	InCTX
	CTX	0.58 (0.33, 0.82)	0.61 (0.25, 0.91)	0.47 (0.27, 0.68)
value		0.563^a	0.485^b	0.798^c

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.