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Table 2 Laboratory parameters of the study population

From: Do current screening recommendations allow for early detection of lithium-induced hyperparathyroidism in patients with bipolar disorder?

 

Lithium

Non-lithium

p value

 

(n= 23)

(n= 28)

 

iPTH concentration (mean ± SD)

47.67 pg/ml ± 18.27

37.38 pg/ml ± 14.20

0.03

 

range 26.50 to 92

range 14.80 to 66.50

 

Albumin-adjusted calcium concentration (mean ± SD)

2.35 mmol/l ± 0.10

2.29 mmol/l ± 0.10

0.045

 

range 2.18 to 2.62

range 2.14 to 2.57

 

25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentration (mean ± SD)

23.65 ng/ml ± 9.20

24.56 ng/ml ± 7.85

0.71

 

range 6.40 to 45.80

range 13.20 to 43.70