Low Bone Turnover Markers in Young and Middle-Aged Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Correlation between serum glucose or lipid levels and BTMs or PTH. (a) Correlation between PINP and HbA1c. (b) Correlation between PTH and HbA1c. (c) Correlation between OC and TG. (d) Correlation between β-CTX and TG. HbA1c: haemoglobin A1c; TG: triglyceride; PINP: procollagen type I N-terminal peptide; OC: osteocalcin; β-CTX: β-cross-linked C-telopeptide of type I collagen; PTH: parathyroid hormone. : Pearson’s correlation coefficient; rs: Spearman’s correlation coefficient. value < 0.05 was considered significant.

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