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Table 5 Correlation between T score results and laboratory markers of bone health among patient groups

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

Serum level

Correlation coefficient

T-lumbar

T-radius

T-femur

Calcium (mg/dl)

r

0.4

0.5

0.56

P

0.02*

0.004**

0.001**

Phosphorus (mg/dl)

r

0.637

0.56

0.75

P

0.0001**

0.001**

0.0001**

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)

r

− 0.47

− 0.3

− 0.26

P

0.009**

0.1

0.2

Parathormone (ng/ml)

r

− 0.2

− 0.2

− 0.07

P

0.3

0.4

0.7

Vitamin D (nmol/l)

r

0.653

0.84

0.84

p

0.0001**

0.0001**

0.0001**

  1. P value > 0.05 = non-significant; *ρ value < 0.05 = significant; **p value < 0.01 highly significant