The Role of Parathyroid Hormone and Vitamin D Serum Concentrations in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

Table 5

PTH values (pg/ml) divided according to NYHA class.

NYHA		Mean	Median	Lower quartile	Upper quartile	SD
All	127	72.54	60.93	42.61	88.80	42.26	0.00004
0	73	66.04	57.49	42.61	82.24	31.29	0.000001
I	7	56.57	47.11	25.00	65.81	41.06	0.000043
II	33	72.30	72.01	48.55	89.97	34.15	0.000017
III	7	85.59	89.86	38.44	112.93	49.19	0.005274
IV	7	144.37	117.97	62.70	203.98	91.66	—

All effects tested by ANOVA; Post hoc comparison versus NYHA IV by the use of Fischer LSD test. NYHA: New York Heart Association; SD: standard deviation.