Table 2 Comparison between spontaneous PTH decrease (SPD) and medical PTH decrease (MPD) groups

PTH pg/mL median (95 % CI)

330 (125 – 785)

80 (10 – 200)**

490 (190 – 1230)

147 (122 – 178) **

Calcaemia mmol/L

2.22 ± 0.15

2.2 ± 0.12

2.35 ± 0.18

2.24 ± 0.13 *

Phosphataemia mmol/L

1.38 ± 0.4

1.21 ± 0.4 *

1.45 ± 0.4

1.35 ± 0.4 *

Serum albumin g/L

33 ± 4.5

28.6 ± 4 **

34 ± 4

34.2 ± 4.3

CRP mg/L median (95 % CI)

8.1 (8 – 50)

105 (15 – 300) **

3,6 (0 – 25)

4,5 (0 – 29)

Dialysate calcium mmol/L

1.51 ± 0.17

1.35 ± 0.2 *

1.52 ± 0.18

1.65 ± 0.15 *

Mortality

Median survival time