Table 6 Markers of bone mineralization and metabolism in JIA boys with polymorphic GR genotypes.

BA, CM²

45.12 ± 16.1

45.26 ± 8.9

0.49

BMC, grams

32.79 ± 19.2

29.72 ± 13.1

0.32

BMD, gms/CM²

0.661 ± 0.21

0.642 ± 0.16

0.39

BMD - Zscore (SD)

-0.15 ± 1.06

-0.349 ± 1.33

0.34

Osteocalcin, ng/ml

130.5 ± 50.1

150.7 ± 54.5

0.21

CTT, ng/ml

1.46 ± 0.48

1.54 ± 0.45

0.36

PTH, pmol/ml

2.03 ± 0.9

2.75 ± 1.85

0.23

Ca, mmol/l

2.35 ± 0.16

2.38 ± 0.13

0.15

Ca⁺⁺, mmol/l

1.12 ± 0.11

1.08 ± 0.09

0.11

P inorganic, mmol/l

1.6 ± 0.21

1.59 ± 0.16

0.43

TAP, U/l

376.0 ± 106.2

384.5 ± 127.3

0.41