Table 2.
Serum PTH, corrected calcium, and phosphate levels at baseline and at 13 weeks by treatment group
| Variable | Daily group (n=88)
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Pulse group (n=79)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean at baseline (SD) | Mean at 13 weeks (SD) | Mean difference (SE) | P-value | Mean at baseline (SD) | Mean at 13 weeks (SD) | Mean difference (SE) | P-value | |
| PTH | 528.35 (550.77) | 485.78 (555.5) | 42.58 (29.98) | 0.159 | 552.43 (467.52) | 434.87 (427.22) | 117.56 (245.44) | <0.001 |
| Calcium | 8.91 (0.92) | 8.86 (0.86) | 0.05 (0.09) | 0.579 | 8.94 (0.91) | 9.12 (0.76) | −0.18 (0.10) | 0.084 |
| Phosphate | 5.24 (1.50) | 5.05 (1.41) | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.278 | 5.34 (1.58) | 5.11 (1.34) | 0.23 (0.17) | 0.181 |
Abbreviations: PTH, parathyroid hormone; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.