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Table 1 Descriptive data on the age, weight, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, total calcium, inorganic phosphorus, ionised calcium and mid-tibial cortical bone density of pet rabbits

From: The relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentration in assessing vitamin D deficiency in pet rabbits

Parameter

na

Mean

SD

Range

Age (years)

134

2.7

2.0

0.1–9.3

Weight (kg)

133

2.4

1.2

0.3–6.2

25-hydroxyvitamin D (ng/mL)

139

25.9

11.7

4.5–67.5

Parathyroid hormone (pg/mL)

139b

4.8

7.6

 < 0.5–49.1

Total calcium (mmol/L)

134

3.65

0.19

2.9–4.0

Ionised calcium (mmol/L)

104

1.64

0.12

1.2–1.9

Inorganic phosphorus (mmol/L)

137

1.23

0.19

0.6–2.5

Mid-tibial cortical bone density (mg/cm3)

73

1392.5

81.4

926.2–1498.3

  1. aNumber of rabbits
  2. bPTH concentration below limit of detection (LOD) in 8 samples (mean 0.26, range 0.04—0, 4 pg/mL)