Table 1 Clinical studies investigating the changes of PTH pulsatility in human diseases

From: Parathyroid hormone pulsatility: physiological and clinical aspects

Ref no.

Patients (n)

Sex (M/F)

Disease

PTH pulsatility

Basal secretion

Bursts duration

Bursts amplitude

Bursts number

ApEN

34

9

0/9

PHPT

30

25

0/25

PMO

37

6

0/6

PMO

17

6

6/0

GIO

31

5

5/0

ACRO

  1. Abbreviations: ACRO, acromegaly; ApEn, approximate entropy; F, females; GIO, glucorticoid-induced osteoporosis; M, males; n, number; PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism; PMO, post-menopausal osteoporosis.
  2. ↑, increased; ↓, decreased; ↔, unchanged.