Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

Table 2

Biochemical parameters of all subjects enrolled.

Patient	Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	K (mEq/L)	Ca (mg/dL)	Ca^2+ (mmol/L)	Ca-Ur (mg/24 h)	P (mg/dL)	PTH (pg/mL)	ALP (UI/L)	25-OH vitamin D (ng/mL)
PA (n.73)	0.9±0.2	3.8±0.5^∗	9.2±0.4^∗	1.2±0.09	242.8±116.7^∗	3.5±0.6	48.9±19.9^∗	163.3±33.9^∗	17.8±12.5^∗
EH (n.73)	1.02±0.2	4.2±0.4	9.7±0.3	1.2±0.03	164.1±84^∗	3.4±0.4	30.7±11.9	87.4±46.7	32.9±16
HS (n.40)	0.88±0.2	4.17±0.4	9.4±0.3	1.21±0.02	154.6±17.3	3.4±0.3	29.1±2.4	100.3±52.8	23.8±12.8
𝑃	ns	<0.001 versus EH-HS	<0.001 versus EH-HS	ns	<0.001 versus EH-HS	ns	<0.001 versus EH-HS	<0.001 versus EH-HS	<0.001 versus EH-HS
APA (n.35)	0.9±0.2	3.7±0.7	9.2±0.5	1.2±0.07	222.5±100.7	3.4±0.7	46±20.1	179.1±27.4	21.3±16.6
IHA (n.38)	0.8±0.2	3.9±0.3	9.2±0.4	1.2±0.12	274.7±140.4	3.6±0.6	50.6±20.2	135.7±26.9	18.5±17.8
𝑃	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

K: serum potassium; Ca: serum total calcium; Ca²⁺: ionized serum calcium; Ca-Ur: 24-hour urinary calcium excretion; P: serum phosphorus; PTH: parathyroid hormone; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.
^∗𝑃 value.