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Table 6 Correlations of inflammatory markers with bone health indicators across groups

From: Inflammatory markers and bone health in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional overview

 

Spine BMD

Spine

T-score

Hip BMD

Hip T-score

P1NP (ug/L)

CTX-1 (ug/L)

PTH (pmol/L)

25(OH)D3 (nmol/L)

IL-1β (pg/ml)

− 0.211*

−0.216*

− 0.181

− 0.154

0.010

− 0.049

− 0.027

0.092

IFN-α2 (pg/ml)

− 0.065

− 0.076

− 0.130

− 0.138

− 0.154

− 0.226*

0.062

0.051

IFN-γ (pg/ml)

−0.106

− 0.115

− 0.181

− 0.175

− 0.125

− 0.189

− 0.005

0.218*

TNF-α (pg/ml)

0.153

0.151

0.075

0.068

− 0.020

− 0.003

0.068

−0.067

MCP-1 (pg/ml)

0.049

0.035

−0.024

− 0.023

− 0.117

−0.124

0.013

0.287**

IL-6 (pg/ml)

−0.018

− 0.036

− 0.089

− 0.094

− 0.207

− 0.145

− 0.033

0.127

IL-8 (pg/ml)

−0.120

− 0.128

− 0.164

−0.155

0.039

−0.049

− 0.105

0.209

IL-10 (pg/ml)

−0.172

− 0.177

− 0.157

− 0.164

− 0.051

− 0.142

− 0.104

0.185

IL-12p70 (pg/ml)

−0.220*

− 0.227*

− 0.241*

− 0.250*

− 0.103

−0.192

− 0.148

0.195

IL-17A (pg/ml)

−0.182

− 0.189

− 0.123

− 0.092

− 0.009

−0.091

− 0.180

0.245*

IL-18 (pg/ml)

0.023

0.029

−0.069

− 0.075

− 0.160

−0.143

− 0.002

0.097

IL-23 (pg/ml)

−0.176

− 0.185

− 0.131

−0.090

− 0.026

−0.046

− 0.073

0.246*

IL-33 (pg/ml)

−0.098

−0.102

− 0.161

−0.167

− 0.026

−0.087

− 0.074

0.234*

CRP (μg/ml)

0.190

0.196

0.148

0.164

−0.253*

−0.223*

0.132

−0.132

Ferritin (μg/L)

0.190

0.228*

0.178

0.197

0.080

0.064

−0.156

0.024

  1. * p < .05, **p < .01. IL Interleukin, IFN Interferon, TNF Tumour necrosis factor, MCP Monocyte chemoattractant protein, CRP C-reactive protein, BMD Bone mineral density. Significant values are in bold text