Table 5 Correlation between duration of thyroid disease with markers of bone turnover and Z-score of BMD at left radius.
Serum B-ALP | Serum Osteocalcin | Serum β-CTx | Urinary Calcium/ urinary creatnine | UDXP/ urinary creatinine | Z-score BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r value | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.25 | - 0.68 |
significance | <0.01 | <0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.05 | < 0.001 |