Table 3: Serum mean level of calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase and vitamin D at similar times to DEXA according to BMD.
BMD |
Calcium (± SD) |
Phosphorus (± SD) |
Alkaline phosphatase (± SD) |
Vitamin D (± SD) |
Normal |
9.8 ± 0.3 |
4.7 ± 0.5 |
317 ± 188 |
21.8 ± 8.5 |
Low bone mineral density |
9.7 ± 0.5 |
4.8 ± 0.5 |
311 ± 201 |
24.2 ± 9.8 |
Osteoporosis |
9.7 ± 0.4 |
5.1 ± 0.4 |
280 ± 168 |
27.2 ± 6.4 |
P value* |
0.787 |
0.167 |
0.920 |
0.434 |
BMD: Bone mineral density; DEXA: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; SD: Standard deviasion; *One way Anova test