Table 5 Spearman coefficient of correlation between serum IGF-1 and osteocalcin for different CVMI stages
From: Osteocalcin and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 as biochemical skeletal maturity indicators
Serum IGF-1 vs osteocalcin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Male | Female | |||||||
CVMI stage | Spearman correlation | P value | n | Spearman correlation | P value | n | Spearman correlation | P value | n |
1 to 6 | 0.302 | 0.000 | 150 | 0.459 | 0.000 | 75 | 0.155 | 0.185 (NS) | 75 |
1 to 3 | 0.225 | 0.053 (NS) | 75 | 0.344 | 0.037 | 37 | 0.181 | 0.277 (NS) | 38 |
3 to 6 | 0.423 | 0.000 | 102 | 0.527 | 0.000 | 51 | 0.308 | 0.028 | 51 |
4 to 6 | 0.410 | 0.000 | 75 | 0.420 | 0.009 | 38 | 0.334 | 0.043 | 37 |
1 to 5 | 0.252 | 0.004 | 126 | 0.464 | 0.000 | 63 | 0.067 | 0.602 (NS) | 63 |
5 to 6 | 0.424 | 0.003 | 48 | 0.405 | 0.049 | 24 | 0.339 | 0.105 (NS) | 24 |