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Serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25 hydroxyvitamin D(25OHD), 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), albumin, and ionized calcium were measured in 61 Chinese female patients with hip fracture and 61 control subjects. Hip fracture patients had low albumin, ionized calcium, and 250HD levels. Serum PTH and 1,25 (OH)2D values were not different between the two groups. We conclude that although 250HD level in hip fracture patients is low, there is no evidence of secondary hyperparathyroidism, suggesting that the low 250HD levels may be a secondary phenomenon in response to the fracture.
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MacDonald, D., Lau, E., Chan, E.L.P. et al. Serum intact parathyroid hormone levels in elderly Chinese females with hip fracture. Calcif Tissue Int 51, 412–414 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00296672
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