Table 6.
Patients with symptomatic versus asymptomatic hypocalcemia in the study group. BMI kg/m2, serum total calcium mg/dL (normal 8.5-10.5), 25-OH-Vitamin D ng/mL (normal 33-100), PTH pg/mL (normal 10-60)
| Symptomatic (n=8) | Asymptomatic (n=11) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at thyroidectomy | 43.8 (± 12.0) | 54 (± 7.6) | 0.11 |
| Age at RYGBP | 40.5 (± 12.1) | 48.4 (± 8.0) | 0.18 |
| Operation interval (months) | 39.6 (± 29.1) | 62.1 (± 25.4) | 0.08 |
| Roux length | 100 (± 23.8) | 106 (± 21.9) | 0.47 |
| BMI at RYGBP | 44.0 (± 5.9) | 46.3 (± 6.6) | 0.40 |
| BMI at thyroidectomy | 33.9 (± 5.8) | 35.7 (± 9.1) | 0.90 |
| BMI change | 10.0 (± 4.3) | 10.6 (± 10.2) | 0.78 |
| Parathyroidectomy | 2 (25%) | 1 (9%) | 0.55 |
| Malignancy | 6 (75%) | 4 (36%) | 0.17 |
| Pre-op Calcium and vitamin D supplementation | 1 (13%) | 5 (46%) | 0.18 |
| Post-op calcium and vitamin D supplementation | 8 (100%) | 7 (64%) | 0.10 |
| Pre-op calcium | 9.2 (± 0.5) | 9.5 (± 0.7) | 0.40 |
| Pre-op vitamin D | 33.8 (± 10.4) | 26.6 (± 15.2) | 0.44 |
| Pre-op PTH | 82.1 (± 34.9) | 73.3 (± 17.5) | 0.61 |
| Post-op calcium | 6.9 (± 0.3) | 8.6 (± 0.7) | < 0.01 |
| Post-op vitamin D | 24.3 (± 10.8) | 24.6 (± 14.3) | 1.00 |
| Post-op PTH | 34 (± 18.5) | 70.7 (± 32.3) | 0.04 |
| 6 month calcium | 8.5 (± 0.5) | 9.4 (± 0.5) | < 0.01 |
| 6 month vitamin D | 30.3 (± 9.7) | 29.3 (± 16.0) | 0.78 |
| 6 month PTH | 36 (± 17.7) | 49 (± 12.7) | 0.40 |
| LOS | 3.6 (± 2.7) | 1.1 (± 0.3) | < 0.01 |