Volume 63, Pages S79-S82 (June 2003) Advantages of adjusting the initial dose of intravenous calcitriol according to PTH levels  Minerva Rodríguez-García, José Luis Fernández-Martín, Jaime Ruiz De Castañeda, José Hervás-Sánchez, Jorge Benito Cannata- Andía  Kidney International  Volume 63, Pages S79-S82 (June 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s85.19.x Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Evolution of PTH after 3 months of treatment in the “compliants” and “noncompliants” in the 3 groups of patients. Gray boxes indicate the limits of PTH considered the goal of the study (125 to 250 pg/mL). The percentage of PTH decrease is shown in parentheses. *P < 0.002 compared with the initial PTH. Kidney International 2003 63, S79-S82DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s85.19.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Percentage of patients reaching the objective of the study (PTH 125 to 250 pg/mL) after 3 months of treatment in the different groups of patients.*P < 0.025 and **P < 0.003, respectively. Kidney International 2003 63, S79-S82DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.63.s85.19.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions