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

Table 3

Multiple linear regression analyses between serum glucose or lipid and bone metabolism markers.

Dependent variable	Independent variables	Unstandardized coefficients ()	Standardized coefficients ()
PINP	HbA1c	2.140	0.229	0.004
OC	TG	-0.144	-0.177	0.034
PTH	HbA1c	-1.054	-0.213	0.011

HbA1c: haemoglobin A1c; TG: triglyceride; PINP: procollagen type I N-terminal peptide; OC: osteocalcin; PTH: parathyroid hormone. value < 0.05 was considered significant.