Table 1 DM patients’ demographic data and biochemical parameters

Age

66 [55; 76]

61 [56; 68]

BMI

26 [23; 30]

26 [23; 30]

Disease duration

6.5 [4.25; 12.5]

–

 GC alone

4

–

 GC + immunosuppression^c

4

–

 IVIG alone

2

–

 IVIG+GC/±immunosuppression^d

5

–

 IVIG+immunosuppression^d

5

–

 CRP [mg/dl]

0.3 [0.1; 0.6]

< 0.5^a

 CK [U/l]

133 [63; 173]

<  170^a

 Aldolase [U/l]

3.8 [2.5; 5.4]

0–7.6^a

 Ca [mmol/l]

2.3 [2.3; 2.4]

2.4 [2.3; 2.6]^b

 Phosphate [mmol/l]

1.04 [0.94; 1.19]

1.20 [1.08; 1.51]^b

 Creatinine [mg/dl]

0.74 [0.64; 0.87]

0.86 [0.79; 1.01]^b

 PTH [pg/ml]

43.2 [33.0; 69.5]

36.0 [15.7; 44.9]

 25OHD [nmol/l]

66.7 [50.4; 87.0]

40.7 [26.0; 59.5]^b

 BAP [U/l]

8.8 [5.9; 12.4]

5.2–24.4^a

 OC [ng/ml]

18.8 [10.0; 27.8]

22.3 [15.1; 32.0]

 P1NP [ng/ml]

42.0 [29.5; 80.5]

37.7 [28.8; 74.5]

 CTX [ng/ml]

0.22 [0.11; 0.50]

0.22 [0.15; 0.33]