dialysis duration (months)

<36

36 - 72

>72

patients number (percentage)

35/120(29%)

41/120(34%)

44/120(37%)

BAP (U/l)

18.51 (5.80-37.66)

24.80 (9.78-89.12)

32.65*(11.49-130.04)

TRAP5b (U/l)

2.90 (0.82-8.23)

4.08 (1.81-9.91)

5.26*(2.65-14.50)

OPG (pmol/l)

11.57 (4.30-26.67)

11.60 (6.48-26.67)

16.38*(4.51-26.67)

sRANKL (pmol/l)

2.56 (0.89-3.80)

2.51 (0.14-6.85)

2.85 (0.41-6.28)

iPTH (pmol/l)

23.20 (8.50-61.30)

31.70 (7.50-186.05)

68.40*(11.30-263.00)

All values are expressed as median (range).*P<0.05
Table 3: Bone marker values according to dialysis duration.