Parameters SLE (Mean ± SD) n= 39 Control (Mean ± SD) n= 12 Significance Homocysteine (μmol/L) 13.52 ± 4.15 7.54 ± 2.27 0.010* bCTx (pg/mL) 1445 ± 363.48 1057.03 ± 301.99 0.100 NS Osteocalcin (ng/mL) 14.50 ± 5.66 10.25 ± 2.93 0.260 NS Folic acid (nmol/L) 5.00 ± 1.55 6.36 ± 1.55 0.150 NS Vitamin B6 (nmol/L) 7.87 ± 4.06 6.06 ± 1.00 0.106 NS Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) 189.28 ± 81.12 165.50 ± 50.56 0.170 NS MDA 0.067 ± 0.019 0.03 ± 0.001 0.042* RANKL 14.63 ± 6.29 1.58 ± 1.32 0.030* p<0.05 was significant, NS: Not Significant

Table 2: The level of homocysteine, folic acid, vitamin B6, B12, biochemical bone formation and resorption markers.