Potency and Tolerance of Calcitonin Stimulation with High Dose ...

Figure Legends
Figure 1. Serum calcitonin values in male versus female healthy adults at baseline (Panels A
and B), after pentagastrin stimulation (Panel A) (n = 50) or after calcium stimulation (Panel
B) (n = 42). The central box represents the values from the lower to upper quartile (25th to
75th percentile). The middle line represents the median. The vertical line extends from the
minimum to the maximum values, excluding outlier and far outlier values, which are
displayed as separate points. Outlier values are defined as being larger than the upper quartile
plus 1.5 times the interquartile range; far outlier values are defined as being larger than the
upper quartile plus 3 times the interquartile range. Panel C represents the relationship between
the maximum pentagastrin- and calcium-stimulated hCT levels (Spearmans’ rho = 0.758, P <
0.001).
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