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Table 8 Partial correlations of inflammatory markers with bone health indicators adjusting for age and height

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

 

Spine BMC

Spine

BMD

Spine T-score

Hip BMC

Hip BMD

Hip T-score

P1NP (ug/L)

CTX-1 (ug/L)

PTH (pmol/L)

25(OH)D3 (nmol/L)

IL-1β (pg/ml)

−0.224*

− 0.221*

− 0.229*

− 0.209

− 0.264*

− 0.238*

0.000

− 0.079

− 0.054

0.106

IFN-α2 (pg/ml)

−0.015

− 0.031

− 0.044

− 0.072

− 0.109

− 0.121

− 0.198

− 0.238*

0.057

0.058

IFN-γ (pg/ml)

− 0.111

− 0.117

− 0.129

− 0.203

− 0.260*

−0.258*

− 0.158

− 0.245*

− 0.020

0.220*

TNF-α (pg/ml)

0.182

0.157

0.154

0.073

0.050

0.039

−0.047

− 0.050

0.073

− 0.155

MCP-1 (pg/ml)

0.004

0.022

0.005

−0.015

− 0.072

− 0.070

− 0.125

− 0.200

0.029

0.267*

IL-6 (pg/ml)

−0.120

0.000

−0.022

− 0.075

− 0.123

− 0.133

− 0.222*

− 0.156

− 0.067

0.165

IL-8 (pg/ml)

−0.089

− 0.118

− 0.128

−0.194

− 0.258*

− 0.253*

− 0.024

− 0.121

− 0.131

0.223*

IL-10 (pg/ml)

− 0.173

− 0.166

− 0.174

− 0.229*

− 0.232*

− 0.244*

− 0.067

− 0.169

− 0.141

0.225*

IL-12p70 (pg/ml)

−0.257*

− 0.226*

− 0.234*

− 0.338**

− 0.331**

− 0.344**

− 0.152

− 0.236*

− 0.173

0.222*

IL-17A (pg/ml)

−0.197

− 0.188

− 0.198

− 0.248*

− 0.220

−0.186

− 0.082

−0.156

− 0.205

0.278*

IL-18 (pg/ml)

0.087

0.040

0.046

−0.019

−0.116

− 0.125

− 0.205

− 0.216

−0.018

0.117

IL-23 (pg/ml)

−0.193

−0.178

− 0.190

−0.248*

− 0.217

−0.172

− 0.117

− 0.125

− 0.087

0.257*

IL-33 (pg/ml)

−0.094

− 0.096

− 0.101

−0.187

− 0.213

−0.223*

− 0.039

−0.112

− 0.092

0.253*

CRP (μg/ml)

0.142

0.171

0.177

0.061

0.137

0.157

−0.233*

−0.216

0.127

−0.105

Ferritin (μg/L)

0.182

0.182

0.223*

0.261*

0.197

0.218

0.066

0.041

−0.145

−0.027

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