From:  Osteoporosis: definition, diagnosis, and considerations prior to starting treatment

 Basic laboratory profile in patients with osteoporosis.

Rationale for testingTest
Basic profile
  • Complete blood count

  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

  • Calcium

  • Phosphorus

  • Magnesium

  • 25OHD

  • Intact parathormone (PTH)

  • Creatinine

  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate

  • Urea

  • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

  • C-reactive protein (CRP)

  • Albumin

  • Globulin

  • HbA1C

  • Urinalysis

  • 24-hour urinary calcium

Bone turnover markers
  • Collagen type I C-telopeptide (CTX)

  • Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (P1NP)

  • N-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX)

  • Bone-specific ALP (BSAP)

Endocrinopathies
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

  • Prolactin

  • Cortisol

  • Testosterone in men

  • Luteinizing hormone in men

  • Follicle stimulating hormone

  • Estradiol

Other specific tests
  • Anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies

  • Anti-endomysial antibodies (IgA, IgG)

  • Deamidated gliadin peptides (DGP)

  • Electrophoretic proteinogram

  • Free light chains in older men and women (age > 40 years)

  • HIV antibodies

  • Hepatitis B and C antibodies

25OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D.