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Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of the study population

From: Total calcium-sensing receptor expression in circulating monocytes is increased in rheumatoid arthritis patients with severe coronary artery calcification

Characteristics

RA patients (n = 50)

Control subjects (n = 25)

P

Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.7 ± 1.5

14.3 ± 1.1

0.12

White blood cell, mm3

6264 ± 1797

5624 ± 1650

0.13

Neutrophil, mm3

3604 ± 1458

3232 ± 1283

0.26

Monocytes, mm3

440 ± 145

352 ± 112

0.005

Urea, mmol/l

6.1 ± 1.8

5.2 ± 1.0

0.006

Creatinine, μmol/l

64.6 ± 14.0

66.7 ± 10.6

0.46

Creatinine clearance, ml/mn

97.6 ± 21.0

92.8 ± 15.5

0.26

Calcium, mmol/l

2.31 ± 0.07

2.31 ± 0.09

0.81

Phosphorus, mmol/l

0.94 ± 0.17

0.98 ± 0.15

0.32

Glycemia, mmol/l

4.27 ± 1.08

4.94 ± 0.92

0.01

hs-CRP, mg/liter

3.9 ± 5.2

3.1 ± 4.8

0.54

ESR rate, mm/hour

12.1 ± 10.0

6.3 ± 4.2

0.001

25 OH vitamin D, ng/ml

17.8 ± 8.4

19.9 ± 8.8

0.30

iPTH, pg/ml

43.6 ± 25.0

42.2 ± 18.1

0.41

Total cholesterol, g/l

2.13 ± 0.36

2.29 ± 0.37

0.51

LDL cholesterol, g/l

1.26 ± 0.29

1.36 ± 0.27

0.18

HDL cholesterol, g/l

0.65 ± 0.15

0.61 ± 0.19

0.42

Triglycerides, g/l

1.10 ± 0.51

1.33 ± 0.58

0.09

  1. Values are the mean ± standard deviation (SD) (significant results are indicated in bold). hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; LDL cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein; HDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein.