Table 3 Biochemistry and Markers of Bone Metabolism

25 OH Vitamin D (ug/l) #

16.1 (1.4)

11.4 (1.9)

0.03

PTH (pmol/l)#

6.71 (1.36)

6.12 (1.74)

0.58

Adjusted Calcium (mmol/l)

2.32 (0.09)

2.37 (0.11)

0.14

Creatinine (μmol/l)

100 (14)

95 (19)

0.36

Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

5.7 (0.7)

5.4 (0.6)

0.07

Testosterone (nmol/l)

13.9 (4.1)

14.8 (6.2)

0.62

T4 (pmol/l)

14.99 (1.97)

15.37 (2.47)

0.60

TSH (mU/l)

1.72 (0.91)

1.76 (0.81)

0.89

IL-6 (pg/ml) #

3.1 (2.2)

4.8 (2.8)

0.28

OPG (pmol/l) #

6.5 (1.9)

8.5 (1.4)

0.06

Osteocalcin (μg/l) #

23.0 (1.4)

22.7 (1.5)

0.93

P1NP (μg/l) #

40.9 (1.4)

45.6 (1.9)

0.47

CTX (μg/l) #

0.4 (1.5)

0.4 (1.9)

0.69