Serum Dickkopf-1 Level in Postmenopausal Females: Correlation with Bone Mineral Density and Serum Biochemical Markers

Table 2

Laboratory data in groups I, group II, and controls. Comparison between three groups by ANOVA.

	Group I   𝑛=15		Group II   𝑛=27		Controls  𝑛=18		P value	Sig.
	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD
Ca (mg/dL)	8.5–9.6	9.1±0.3	8.9–10.2	9.36±0.3	8.9–10.3	9.6±0.5	𝑃=0.008	S
Phosph. (mg/dL)	2.7–4.1	3.5±0.47	2.7–4.1	3.5±0.41	2.7–4.1	3.5±0.38	𝑃=0.98	NS
Alk.ph (IU/L)	50.4–60.2	55.48±2.9	45.2–60.2	54.67±4.7	44–60.2	54.56±5.1	𝑃=0.81	NS
DKK 1 (pg/mL)	2810–2986	2918.6±53.73	2490–3530	2636±190.52	1930–2395	2218.9±148.26	𝑃<0.001	HS

Ca: calcium, Ph: phosphorus, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, DKK-1: Dickkopf, HS: highly significant, S: significant, and NS: Nonsignificant.