Serum and Urinary Osteocalcin in Healthy 7- to 19-Year-Old Finnish Children and Adolescents

Serum and Urinary Osteocalcin in Healthy 7- to 19-Year-Old Finnish Children and Adolescents

Children and adolescents have high bone turnover marker (BTM) levels due to high growth velocity and rapid bone turnover. Pediatric normative values for BTMs reflecting bone formation and resorption are vital for timely assessment of healthy bone turnover, investigating skeletal diseases, or monitor...

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Main Authors: Päivi M. Paldánius, Kaisa K. Ivaska, Outi Mäkitie, Heli Viljakainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
pediatric normative values
bone turnover markers
serum osteocalcin
urinary mid-fragment osteocalcin
sex and age-specific ranges
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.610227/full

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