Effects of Lemon Beverage Containing Citric Acid with Calcium Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: Double-Blind 11-Month Intervention Study

Figure 5

Changes in HS-PTH concentrations in each group (chronological). Values are shown as the median (interquartile range) (25%–75%) with error bars. Light grey box is the control group, blank box is the LE group, and dark grey box is the LECA group. Friedman’s test with type of ingested product and intervention period as factors was used. p values for each group are shown (^‡). Control:  = 0.003^‡; LE:  < 0.001^‡; LECA:  < 0.001^‡. HS-PTH: highly sensitive parathyroid hormone.