Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Characteristics of Osteoporosis in Hyperthyroid Patients

Table 3

Comparison of biochemical parameters between osteoporosis-positive and osteoporosis-negative hyperthyroid subjects.

Biochemical indices	Study subjects with osteoporosis	Study subjects without osteoporosis	value
Serum calcium (mmol/l)	2.3 (0.2)	2.2 (0.2)	0.3
Corrected calcium	2.30 (0.19)	2.29 (0.19)	0.31
Phosphorus (mmol/l)	1.74 (1.91)	1.33 (0.4)	0.16
Creatinine (μmol/l)	64.18 (18.93)	67.84 (22.62)	0.56
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)	269.24 (197.61)	132.05 (78.04)	0.000
24 hour calcium excretion (mg/kg/day)	650.71 (676.80)	476.70 (268.34)	0.16
24 hour phosphorus excretion (mg/kg/day)	1796.88 (1996.9)	1164.12 (1064.16)	0.12
Urine creatinine (μmol/l)	5891.76 (3001.62)	7483.09 (2308.05)	0.03

Significant values. Results are expressed as a mean and standard deviation.