Table 1

Markers of bone turnover and calcium homeostasis during r-hPRL or placebo treatment


Placebo
r-hPRL


Before treatment
After treatment
Before treatment
After treatment

Deoxypyridinoline (nM/mM)
7.2 ± 0.6
6.9 ± 0.7
9.5 ± 2.1
7.4 ± 1.8
N-telopeptide (nM/mM Cr)
45.3 ± 4.6
42.3 ± 5.6
35.6 ± 4.0
31.9 ± 4.1
Bone specific alk phos (U/L)
15.4 ± 1.3
17.5 ± 1.5*
17.0 ± 2.2
18.1 ± 2.5
Calcium (mmol/L)
2.3 ± 0.03
2.4 ± 0.03*
2.3 ± 0.03
2.4 ± 0.03*
Albumin (g/L)
40 ± 1
43 ± 1*
40 ± 1
42 ± 1
Corrected calcium (mmol/L)
2.4 ± 0.03
2.4 ± 0.03
2.4 ± 0.03
2.5 ± 0.05
Phosphorus (mmol/L)
1.2 ± 0.03
1.1 ± 0.03
1.0 ± 0.06
1.1 ± 0.06
PTH (ng/L)
45.7 ± 4.4
47.6 ± 4.5
46.8 ± 5.9
38.8 ± 6.2
PTH-rP (pmol/L)
0.33 ± 0.02
0.35 ± 0.04
0.30 ± 0.00
0.37 ± 0.05
1,25-(OH)2 Vit D (pmol/L)
102.2 ± 7.0
102.2 ± 6.7
115.4 ± 17.5
117.6 ± 25.2
Urinary Ca/Cr
0.11 ± 0.02
0.11 ± 0.02
0.10 ± 0.02
0.15 ± 0.02
Urinary Phos/Cr
0.61 ± 0.07
0.61 ± 0.08
0.60 ± 0.07
0.59 ± 0.05

All results: mean ± SE

* p < 0.05 within a group as indicated by the Tukey post hoc test.

Page-Wilson et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:10   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-10