Table 4

Serum COMP and BSP concentrations at baseline according to the rate of progression of joint space narrowing in hip

YMN (mm/year)NumberCOMP (μg/ml)BSP (ng/ml)
<0.3167.22 (1.12) (5.4–9.2)136.4 (2.03) (105.2–173.0)
0.3–0.6167.62 (1.22) (5.4–9.6)146.2 (34.0) (100.8–250.5)
⩾0.6168.31 (1.24) (6.0–10.5)144.6 (27.1) (101.7–180.4)
  • Data shown as mean (SD) and ranges.