Bone turnover markers are associated with bone density, but not with fracture in end stage kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association between bone turnover markers and bone density in kidney transplant candidates

	Lumbar spine Z-score		Total hip Z-score		Femoral neck Z-score
	β	p	β	p	β	p
Parathyroid hormone, pmol/L	−0.243	0.04	−0.271	<0.01	−0.182	0.02
Bone specific alkaline phosphatase, U/L	−0.066	0.78	−0.557	<0.01	−0.428	0.02
Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide, μg/L	0.010	0.94	−0.314	0.01	−0.288	0.01
Tartrate resistant alkaline phosphatase, U/L	−0.124	0.48	−0.325	0.01	−0.285	0.02
C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, ng/mL	−0.107	0.52	−0.267	0.04	−0.194	0.09
N-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, nmol/L	−0.186	0.44	−0.297	<0.01	−0.226	0.03

Multivariate linear regression coefficients, β, per 10% increase in biochemical marker, adjusted for body mass index, diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2, and dialysis therapy

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