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. 2013 May 20;98(7):2734–2741. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-1300

Table 2.

MrOS: Characteristics of subjects with normocalcemic hypoparathyroidism vs normal PTHa

Parameter Normocalcemic Hypoparathyroidism (n = 26) Normal PTH (n = 2224) P Value
Age, y 73.4 ± 6 73.5 ± 6 .95
Height, cm 174.5 ± 7 174.3 ± 7 .69
Weight, kg 85.7 ± 12 83.4 ± 13 .31
BMI, kg/m2 28.2 ± 4 27.4 ± 4 .43
White, % 23 (88.5) 2031 (91.3) .49
Daily calcium supplementation, mg 632 ± 520 344 ± 440 .02
Daily calcium supplementation >1000 mg, % 14 (53.9) 508 (22.8) .0006
Daily vitamin D supplementation, IU 264 ± 230 227 ± 200 .36
Serum calcium adjusted for albumin, mg/dL 9.5 ± 0.4 9.3 ± 0.3 .003
Intact PTH, pg/mLb 12.2 ± 2 32.5 ± 11 <.0001
Serum phosphorus, mg/dL 3.5 ± 0.4 3.2 ± 0.4 .0001
25-Hydroxyvitamin D, ng/mL 28.8 ± 8 26.8 ± 9 .21
Procollagen I N-terminal propeptide, ng/mL 29.8 ± 11 38.4 ± 25 .15
C-terminal telopeptide, ng/mL 0.3 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.2 .25
Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b, U/L 3.1 ± 0.9 3.2 ± 1.0 .77
SHBG, nmol/L 50.2 ± 19 49.4 ± 20 .67
Testosterone, ng/mL 395.0 ± 172 406.2 ± 171 .92
Free testosterone, ng/mL 7.5 ± 3 7.9 ± 3 .55
Estrogen, pg/mL 19.9 ± 12 22.5 ± 9 .09
Free estrogen, pg/mL 0.5 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.2 .32
Lumbar spine BMD, g/cm2 1.2 ± 0.12 1.2 ± 0.3 .94
Femoral neck BMD, g/cm2 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 .51
Single-slice integral BMD, average L1L2, g/mL 0.21 ± 0.03 0.21 ± 0.04 .48
Single-slice trabecular BMD, average L1L2, g/mL 0.11 ± 0.04 0.11 ± 0.04 .89
Femoral neck, integral BMD, g/mL 0.29 ± 0.05 0.29 ± 0.06 .93
Femoral neck, trabecular BMD, g/mL 0.08 ± 0.04 0.07 ± 0.05 .41
a

Results are shown as mean ± SD. Values in bold remain significant with Bonferroni correction.

b

By definition, PTH was <14 pg/mL in the subjects with normocalcemic hypoparathyroidism.