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Table 3 Comparison between patients receiving enzyme inducers and enzyme inhibitors regarding laboratory markers of bone health

From: Evaluation of bone health among epileptic patients using biochemical markers and DEXA scan: an Egyptian study

Serum level

Patients receiving enzyme inducers (n = 20)

Patients receiving enzyme inhibitors (n = 9)

ρ value

Calcium (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

8.4 ± 0.5

8.9 ± 0.5

0.02*

Range

7.5–9.2

8.0–9.5

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

3.1 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.6

0.002**

Range

2.7–3.9

3.0–4.8

ALP (ug/ml)

Mean ± SD

177.8 ± 43.2

150.3 ± 42.5

0.123

Range

108.5–246.2

102.6–214.6

Parathormone (pg/ml)

Mean ± SD

87.0 ± 30.0

79.1 ± 23.6

0.493

Range

36.4–128.5

45.8–114.2

Vitamin D (ng/ml)

Mean ± SD

18.7 ± 6.1

27.9 ± 6.2

0.0001**

Range

10.2–29.2

14.5–32.5

  1. ALP alkaline phosphatase
  2. Ρ value > 0.05 = non-significant; *ρ value < 0.05 = significant; **ρ value < 0.01 highly significant