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Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics Across Tertiles of Plasma PTH

N=292	First Tertile	Second Tertile	Third Tertile
Patients, No.	96	99	97
PTH, pg/mL (normal range 15–65)	35 (30–39)^a	49 (46–53)^a	69 (61–82)^a
Age, y	59±13	61±10	61±11
Women, No. (%)	49 (51)	52 (53)	53 (55)
Smokers, No. (%)	18 (19)	10 (10)	11 (11)
Type II diabetes, No. (%)	25 (26)	14 (14)	20 (21)
Mean SBP, mm Hg	128±11^a	126±12^a	130±12^a
Mean DBP, mm Hg	77±8	76±8	78±9
Mean daytime SBP, mm Hg	131±12	130±12	133±13
Mean daytime DBP, mm Hg	79±9	79±9	80±10
Mean nocturnal SBP, mm Hg	114±13^a	113±14^a	119±15^a
Mean nocturnal DBP, mm Hg	67±8	66±9	69±9
BMI, kg/m²	28±4^a	29±5^a	30±5^a
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	118±44	119±35	112±35
Glycated hemoglobin, %	5.7 (5.4–6.3)	5.7 (5.4–6)	5.7 (5.5–6.1)
eGFR, mL/min/m²	84±18^a	80±16^a	76±21^a
eGFR <60 mL/min/m², No. (%)	10 (10)^a	11 (10)^a	20 (21)^a
25(OH)D, ng/mL	32 (22–38)^a	28 (24–35)^a	24 (19–32)^a
Calcium, mmol/L	2.43±0.09^a	2.39±0.08^a	2.37±0.12^a
Phosphate, mmol/L	1 (0.9–1.1)^a	0.95 (0.86–1.08)^a	0.93 (0.8–1.06)^a
NT‐proBNP, pg/mL	67 (44–135)	87 (47–165)	98 (46–226)
Aldosterone, ng/dL	15 (11–20)	15 (10–21)	16 (12–22)
Primary hyperparathyroidism, No. (%)	0^a	2 (2)^a	5 (5)^a
Regular medication use, No. (%)
β‐Blocker	48 (50)	56 (57)	52 (54)
ACE inhibitor	39 (41)	41 (41)	31 (32)
ARB	24 (25)	24 (24)	33 (34)
Calcium antagonist	24 (25)	23 (23)	28 (29)
MR blocker	0^a	4 (4)^a	6 (6)^a
Loop diuretic	1 (1)^a	2 (2)^a	8 (8)^a
Thiazide diuretic	37 (38)	39 (39)	44 (45)

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate, calculated according to the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; MR, mineralocorticoid receptor; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide; PTH, parathyroid hormone; SBP, systolic blood pressure; 25(OH)D, 25‐hydroxy vitamin D3. Continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range) and categorical variables as number (percentage). ^a P<.05; P for trend using Kruskal‐Wallis test or analysis of variance or chi‐square test as appropriate.