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. 2013 Jul 8;6:131–137. doi: 10.2147/IJNRD.S47179

Table 2.

Clinical data of patients with and without HBS

Variable Postoperative HBS
No Yes
N 41 43
Female/male 22/19 20/23
Age at surgery (years)* 54.5 ± 13.0 47.7 ± 15.1
Duration of dialysis (months) 57.3 ± 43.0 73.6 ± 44.7
Preoperative laboratory values
 Calcium (mmol/L [1.90–2.70])* 2.65 ± 0.28 2.54 ± 0.20
 Phosphate (mmol/L [0.68–1.68]) 1.82 ± 0.46 1.92 ± 0.69
 PTH (pmol/L [1.1–7.3]) 118.5 ± 73.5 150.2 ± 86.1
 Hb (g/dL ± SD [13–18]) 12.3 ± 2.4 12.5 ± 2.0
 Urea-N (mg/dL [10–25]) 114.6 ± 54.6 117.3 ± 44.7
Vitamin D preoperatively 21/41 26/43
Duration of calcium supplementation postoperatively (days)
 With preoperative vitamin D therapy 7.8 ± 9.0
 Without preoperative vitamin D therapy 6.8 ± 7.3
With preoperative vitamin D therapy
 Serum calcium POD 1 (1.90–2.70) 2.11 ± 0.27
 Serum calcium POD 7 (1.90–2.70) 1.93 ± 0.20
 Serum calcium POD 14 (1.90–2.70) 1.88 ± 0.20
Without preoperative vitamin D therapy
 Serum calcium POD 1 (1.90–2.70) 2.10 ± 0.14
 Serum calcium POD 7 (1.90–2.70) 1.97 ± 0.25
 Serum calcium POD 14 (1.90–2.70) 1.88 ± 0.28

Notes:

*

P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: HBS, hungry bone syndrome; N, number; PTH, parathyroid hormone; Hb, hemoglobin; SD, standard deviation; POD, postoperative day.