The Value of Serum Adiponectin in Osteoporotic Women: Does Weight Have an Effect?
Table 1
Baseline parameters of the studied groups.
Parameters
OP (n = 70) mean ± SD
OPN (n = 70) mean ± SD
CG (n = 70) mean ± SD
value
Age (years)
60.21 ± 6.32
59.63 ± 6.21
60.96 ± 5.91
0.154ns
Menopause duration (years)
12.21 ± 4.6
13.01 ± 3.54
12.31 ± 3.32
0.141ns
Fat (%)
13.01 ± 2.06
12.91 ± 2.56
13.64 ± 2.97
0.136ns
Waist circumference (cm)
79.54 ± 8.31
77.21 ± 8.01
79.63 ± 7.45
0.122ns
BMI (kg/m2)
27.01 ± 2.78
26.64 ± 2.97
26.45 ± 2.34
0.183ns
Total BMD (g/cm2)
0.63 ± 0.17
0.82 ± 0.19
0.89 ± 0.20
<0.001
BMD (L2-L4) (g/cm2)
0.67 ± 0.21
0.82 ± 0.57
1.09 ± 0.11
<0.001
BMD F (g/cm2)
0.41 ± 0.20
0.52 ± 0.14
0.68 ± 0.15
<0.001
T-score (L1-L4)
−3.32 ± 0.90
−1.95 ± 0.56
0.93 ± 0.13
<0.001
T-score F
−3.61 ± 0.98
−1.89 ± 0.11
0.90 ± 0.21
<0.001
Calcium (mmol/L)
1.89 ± 0.49
1.90 ± 0.51
1.92 ± 0.52
0.015ns
Phosphate (mmol/L)
1.42 ± 0.42
1.59 ± 0.54
1.95 ± 0.78
<0.001
ALP (U/L)
92.48 ± 6.21
80.04 ± 7.54
78.57 ± 8.65
<0.001
CTX (ng/mL)
1.85 ± 0.68
0.97 ± 0.45
0.45 ± 0.12
<0.001
PICP (ng/mL)
17.47 ± 0.46
18.01 ± 0.54
19.41 ± 0.45
<0.001
Adiponectin (μg/mL)
13.54 ± 2.54
8.21 ± 2.01
7.99 ± 2.45
<0.001
OP, osteoporosis group; OPN, osteopenia group; CG, control group; n, no. of subjects; BMI, body mass index; BMD, bone mineral density; L, lumbar; F, femoral neck; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CTX, serum human C-terminal telopeptides of types I collagen; PICP, serum human carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen. Data are means ± SD.
