Results
There were no significant differences in age, height, weight, BMI, blood pressures, and laboratory parameters between the groups (all p values>0.05) . Baseline characteristics and laboratory results of the groups are shown in Table 1. Vitamin D and PTH levels are demonstrated in Figure 1.
Vit D levels ​​were relatively low in the secondary hyperparathyroidism compared to the group with normal PTH levels (mean values 8.1±4.1, 9.3±7.8, respectively; p=0.369) . The rate of severe VDD in our study’s total population was 76%.
Echocardiographic and peripheral tDi findings are shown in Table 2. Some significant differences related to diastolic parameters are observed, which will explain in the discussion section in detail. Other echocardiographic parameters were similar, including EF (p values>0.05) . Regarding carotid and brachial tDi, only a significant difference was observed according to carotid IMT (p=0.034) .