Calcitonin in Ghanaians and Israelis.
Calcitonin (CT) in serum was measured in a group of (black) Ghanaian traumatic fracture patients (GFP) and in two healthy control groups, (black) Ghanaian (GMS) and (white) Israeli (IMS) medical students. CT (mean +/- SD) in GFP, GMS and IMS was, respectively, 17.2 +/- 6.4, 15.5 +/- 2.8 and 7.6 +/- 3.3 pmol/l. The mean difference between the GFP and GMS was not significant, but that between the Ghanaian groups combined and IMS was 8.8 pmol/l, 95% CI 4.1-13.7, P less than 0.001. Observations elsewhere that CT levels in adult blacks in the tropics are higher than those in whites are confirmed.
Division of Medicine, Soroka University Hospital, BeerSheva, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000097:blood; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People
D002116:Calcitonin