Table 3.
Status of resected and remnant parathyroid.
| Mean±SD; Frequency (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Normocalcemia (N=78) | Persistent hypercalcemia (N=22) | P | |
| Size of remnant parathyroid (mm) | 6.5±2.3 | 7.2±2.7 | 0.280 | |
| <8 | 45 (70.3%) | 9 (47.4%) | 0.065 | |
| ≥8 | 19 (29.7%) | 10 (52.6%) | ||
| Number of the resected parathyroid gland | 0.001 | |||
| ≤2 | 14 (17.9%) | 12 (54.5%) | ||
| >2 | 64 (82.1%) | 10 (45.5%) | ||
| Weight of the sum of resected parathyroid (mg) | 2341±3490 | 1565±1361 | 0.322 | |
| Mean number of resected parathyroid glands | 3.0±0.7 | 2.6±0.7 | 0.020 | |
| 1.0 | 3 (3.8%) | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 0 | 1 (4.6%) | ||
| 2.0 | 11(14.2%) | 11 (50%) | ||
| 2.5 | 3 (3.8%) | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | 35 (44.9%) | 5 (22.7%) | ||
| 3.5 | 21 (26.9%) | 5 (22.7%) | ||
| 4.0 | 5 (6.4%) | 0 | ||
| Missing parathyroid glands | 16 (20.5%) | 9 (40.9%) | 0.051 | |