Vitamin K alleviates bone calcium loss caused by Salmonella Enteritidis through carboxylation of osteocalcin

Table 5 Pearson’s correlation coefficients between tibia strength, BMD, medullary area and serum biochemical indices at week 44

Week 44	Tibia strength	BMD^a	Medullary area	Serum Ca^b	CT^c	PTH^d	cOC^e	ucOC^f	cOC/(cOC + ucOC)
Tibia strength	1.00*
BMD^a	0.95*	1.00
medullary area	−0.98	− 0.95	1.00
Serum Ca^b	−0.04	0.13	0.17	1.00
CT^c	−0.43	−0.23	0.53	0.91	1.00
PTH^d	−0.06	−0.31	0.18	−0.03	−0.15	1.00
cOC^e	0.29	0.50	−0.42	−0.10	− 0.06	−0.97*	1.00
ucOC^f	−0.53	−0.73	0.61	−0.11	− 0.01	0.87	− 0.94	1.00
cOC/(cOC + ucOC)	0.45	0.67	−0.54	0.11	0.05	−0.91	0.96*	−1.00*	1.00

^aBMD Bone mineral density
^bSerum Ca Serum calcium
^cCT Calcitonin
^dPTH Parathyroid hormone
^ecOC Carboxylated osteocalcin
^fucOC Undercarboxylated osteocalcin
*correlation is significant at P < 0.05
Note: the correlation is based on 6 samples, n = 6 per treatment, the tibia parameters were the average values of both sides

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