Table 5

Framingham analysis: independent association of standardized biomarkers with BML volume

Marker
β Coefficient
P value
β Coefficienta
P valuea

Ln-BSAP
0.07
0.67
0.16
0.33
Ln-osteocalcin
0.27
0.09
0.34
0.04
Ln-NTx
0.23
0.15
0.33
0.04

Sixty-nine participants were included in this analysis. aAdjusted for femoral neck bone mineral density. BML, bone marrow; BSAP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; Ln, Natural Log; NTx, type I collagen N-telopeptide.

Hunter et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R102   doi:10.1186/ar2494

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