Table 1.
Some clinical data of patients in Group 1 and Group 2
| Value |
Significance | ||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
| Age (year) | 69.3±10.7 | 61.7±11.7 | P=0.03 |
| PTH (ng/L) | 232.8±56.5 | 285.6±55.0 | ns |
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.77±0.10 | 2.75±0.05 | ns |
| F-T4 (pmol/L) | 13.5±1.7 | 14.8±0.5 | ns |
| TSH (mU/L) | 1.5±0.2 | 1.4±0.3 | ns |
| Patient number | |||
| Sex, M/F | 2/8 | 7/30 | − |
| US finding | − | ||
| Normal | 10 | − | |
| Multi-nodular goitre | − | 18 | |
| Uni-nodular goitre | − | 12 | |
| Thyroid remnant | − | 3 | |
| Goitre | − | 2 | |
| Diffuse hypoechogenic | − | 2 | |
Data are expressed as mean±SEM, except those for age as mean±SD