Fig. 2
From: Bone metabolism and inflammatory characteristics in 14 cases of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis
Distribution of bone metabolism markers in boys and girls according to age. Median and ±1.88SD values were referenced from a previous report [23]. (a and b) BAP and TRAP5b in boys with CNO were higher than that in the age-matched normal population, indicating higher bone metabolic turnover in boys with CNO. (c and d) BAP and TRAP5b in girls with CNO aged <10 years were higher than that in the age-matched normal population. These bone metabolic biomarkers were relatively lower in girls with CNO aged >10 years. BAP, bone alkaline phosphatase; TRAP5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase serum band 5; CNO, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis