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. 2020 Dec 3;10(1):54–65. doi: 10.1530/EC-20-0446

Table 2.

Fasting blood and plasma biochemistry results in tertiles of plasma parathyroid hormone concentration adjusted for sex.

PTH tertile 1 (n = 206) PTH tertile 2 (n = 208) PTH tertile 3 (n = 208)
PTH (pmol/L) 3.0 (3.0–3.1) 4.3 (4.2–4.3)a 6.5 (6.3–6.8)a,b
Calcium (mmol/L) 2.3 (2.3–2.3) 2.3 (2.3–2.3) 2.3 (2.3–2.3)
Phosphate (mmol/L) 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 0.9 (0.9–0.9)a,b
25(OH)D3 (nmol/L) 82 (76–88) 70 (65–75)a 63 (59–67)a
1,25(OH)2D3 (pmol/L) 107 (102–112) 108 (103–113) 110 (105–115)
Haemoglobin (g/L) 144 (142–146) 144 (143–146) 145 (143–146)
C-reactive protein (mg/L) 1.6 (1.2–2.2) 1.6 (1.3–1.8) 1.8 (1.5–2.2)
Creatinine (μmol/L) 74 (73–76) 73 (72–75) 74 (72–76)
Cystatin C (mg/L) 0.8 (0.8–0.8) 0.9 (0.8–0.9)a 0.9 (0.8–0.9)a
Uric acid (μmol/L) 290 (280–300) 307 (297–317) 313 (302–325)a
ALT (U/L) 27 (25–29) 30 (27–33) 33 (30–37)a
ALP (U/L) 58 (56–60) 60 (58–63) 66 (64–69)a,b
Sodium (mmol/L) 140 (140–1416) 140 (140–141) 141 (140–141)
Potassium (mmol/L) 3.8 (3.8–3.9) 3.8 (3.8–3.9) 3.8 (3.7–3.8)
Renin (ng Ang I/mL/h) 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 1.0 (0.8–1.1) 1.0 (0.8–1.1)
Aldosterone (pmol/L) 518 (470–567) 493 (458–528) 519 (449–588)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.0 (4.8–5.1) 5.2 (5.1–5.4)a 5.3 (5.1–5.4)a
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.2 (1.0–1.3) 1.2 (1.2–1.3) 1.4 (1.2–1.6)a
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.6 (1.6–1.7) 1.6 (1.5–1.7) 1.5 (1.5–1.6)
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.9 (2.7–3.0) 3.1 (3.0–3.2)a 3.2 (3.1–3.3)a
Glucose (mmol/L) 5.3 (5.3–5.4) 5.5 (5.4–5.6)a 5.5 (5.5–5.6)a
Insulin (mU/L) 7.5 (7.8–8.3) 8.2 (7.3–9.0) 11.4 (7.5–15.2)
Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 103 (100–105) 97 (95–100)a 96 (94–99)a
QUICKI 0.365 (0.356– 0.374) 0.354 (0.349–0.359) 0.349 (0.342–0.356)a

Results shown as mean (95% CI of the mean). Due to missing values, all blood and plasma biochemistry results were available in tertile 1 for 197 subjects, in tertile 2 for 194 subjects, and in tertile 3 for 186 subjects.

aP < 0.05 vs tertile 1; bP < 0.05 vs tertile 2.

1,25(OH)2D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GFR, glomerular filtration rate (estimated by cystatin C based CKD-EPI formula); HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PTH, parathyroid hormone; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index.