The Scientific World Journal

Clinical Study

Serum Bone Resorption Markers after Parathyroidectomy for Renal Hyperparathyroidism: Correlation Analyses for the Cross-Linked N-telopeptide of Collagen I and Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase

Table 3

The relationships between serum NTX and iPTH, TRAP, and BAP levels at different times after parathyroidectomy (PTX).
NTX D0NTX D2NTX D4NTX W1NTX W2NTX W3NTX W4
iPTH D0 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 4 2 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
iPTH D2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 2 3 6 , 𝑃 = 0 . 2 7 9
iPTH D4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 3 0 7 , 𝑃 = 0 . 1 5 5
iPTH W1 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 3 7 0 , 𝑃 = 0 . 0 8 2
iPTH W2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 3 1 4 , 𝑃 = 0 . 1 4 5
iPTH W3 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 2 9 0 , 𝑃 = 0 . 1 7 9
iPTH W4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 2 3 7 , 𝑃 = 0 . 2 7 6
TRAP D0 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 8 7 4 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
TRAP D2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 8 8 7 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
TRAP D4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 0 0 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
TRAP W1 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 6 4 7 , 𝑃 = 0 . 0 0 1
TRAP W2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 4 5 1 , 𝑃 = 0 . 0 3 1
TRAP W3 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 4 1 2 , 𝑃 = 0 . 0 5 1
TRAP W4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 2 9 3 , 𝑃 = 0 . 1 7 4
BAP D0 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 0 1 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BAP D2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 6 4 3 , 𝑃 = 0 . 0 0 1
BAP D4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 0 4 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BAP W1 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 0 9 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BAP W2 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 7 7 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BAP W3 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 7 9 1 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BAP W4 π‘Ÿ = 0 . 6 9 6 , 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Post-PTX blood samples were collected at 24 and 72 h (D2 and D4, resp.) and at 1, 2, and 4 weeks (W1, W2 and W4, resp.) after the surgery.
Spearman’s correlation coefficients were calculated assuming a nonnormal distribution.