Table 4:

Klotho, FGF-23, vitamin D and iPTH levels in the limited and diffused forms of scleroderma

Variable	Limited (n=30)	Diffused (n=30)	P-value
Klotho (ng/ml) [median (min–max)]	3.58(2.50–8.73)	3.43(2.30–11.07)	0.352*
FGF-23(pg/ml) [median (min–max)]	32.33(28.09–57.04)	32.49(27.19–68.07)	0.451*
25-OH D (ng/ml) (mean ± SD)	14.50±4.73	15.54±4.71	0.398**
iPTH (pg/ml) (mean ± SD)	18.08±8.45	17.58±8.72	0.823**

Note: FGF-23, fibroblast growth factor 23; 25-OH D, 25-hydroxy vitamin D; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone

^*P-value based on Mann-Whitney U test;

^**P-value based on independent samples t-test