Bone Turnover in Relation to Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Hypothyroid Patients on Thyroid Hormone Substitution Therapy

Figure 1

Categorical analysis of the variation in bone turnover markers with TSH. The bone markers investigated were: (a) procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (PINP); (b) osteocalcin (OC); (c) C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX); and (d) bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP).

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