BC

supplementation

placebo

Baseline

4 months

d

Baseline

4 months

d

BAP (ng/L)

Normal

278.8 ± 62.8

291.4 ± 76.0

0.17

278.7 ± 78.2

265.6 ± 100.4

0.14

Osteopenia

202.8 ± 74.1

200.8 ± 75.8

0.03

260.6 ± 137.1

274.6 ± 105.7

0.11

Osteporosis

239.1 ± 48.4

219.1 ± 60.2

0.34

332.3 ± 173.0

223.3 ± 30.3a

0.70

Osteocalcin (ng/L)

Normal

7.7 ± 3.9

7.5 ± 4.9

0.03

8.9 ± 6.4

9.2 ± 8.9

0.04

Osteopenia

10.3 ± 6.9

10.0 ± 5.0

0.05

13.8 ± 5.8

13.7 ± 6.2

0.00

Osteporosis

9.2 ± 5.4

8.3 ± 4.7

0.16

19.8 ± 4.2

16.3 ± 5.6

0.57

DPD (ng/L)

Normal

56.3 ± 2.2

59.0 ± 5.5

0.59

59.3 ± 2.1

58.2 ± 3.5

0.38

Osteopenia

59.1 ± 5.6

61.8 ± 4.9

0.48

61.1 ± 4.5

61.0 ± 4.6

0.02

Osteporosis

61.5 ± 2.1

64.8 ± 4.9

0.77

57.4 ± 4.3

59.6 ± 9.4

0.25

CTX-I (ng/L)

Normal

4.5 ± 0.4

4.5 ± 0.5

0.03

4.5 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.5

0.04

Osteopenia

4.7 ± 0.3

4.6 ± 0.4

0.03

4.1 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.4

0.00

Osteporosis

4.3 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.3a

0.16

4.4 ± 0.3

4.7 ± 0.4a

0.57