Bone mineral density and disorders of mineral metabolism in chronic liver disease

Table 3 Biochemical parameters and markers of bone turnover in men with normal and low BMD

Parameter	Low BMD	Normal BMD	P value
Serum calcium (mg/dL1)	9.17 ± 0.52 (9.22)	9.29 ± 0.47 (9.33)	0.29
Serum phosphorus ( mg/dL)	3.63 ± .9 (3.59)	3.74 ± 1 (3.8)	0.69
Serum alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	138 ± 61 (132.7)	140.2 ± 65.6(128.5)	0.96
Serum magnesium ( mg/dL)	2.0 ± 1.9 (1.58)	1.42 ± 0.3 (1.48)	0.08
Urine calcium/creatinine ratio	0.06 ± 0.1 (.03)	0.053 ± 0.053 (0.035)	0.72
25 (OH) vit D (ng/mL)	11.2 ± 7.6 (9.4)	10.5 ± 5.7 (8)	0.90
1,25 (OH)2 vitD (pg/mL)	46.54 ± 26.4 (41)	36.6 ± 21.6 (30)	0.19
Serum PTH (pg/mL)	45.5 ± 28.1 (43.9)	42.2 ± 18.9 (42.1)	0.95
Serum osteocalcin (ng/mL)	2.99 ± 2.5 (1.8)	2.14 ± 1.8 (1.14)	0.37
UDPD/creatinine ratio2	11.5 ± 4.5 (12.1)	12.5 ± 6.2 (11.6)	0.84

¹Corrected calcium is used;

²Unit - nM DPD/mmol/L creatinine.