Table 6.
Correlations between PTH and calcium and phosphate pre- and post-operation in patients with PTH in the normal range.
| Time | Before operation | POD1 | POD2 | POD3 | POD4 | POD5 | POD14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Correlation between PTH and calcium | ||||||
| Calcium | |||||||
| rho | −0.079 | −0.050 | 0.011 | −0.065 | 0.005 | −0.072 | 0.301 |
| P-values | 0.308 | 0.482 | 0.875 | 0.373 | 0.945 | 0.316 | 0.007 |
| Variable | Correlation between PTH and phosphate | ||||||
| Phosphate | |||||||
| rho | 0.014 | −0.251 | −0.275 | −0.150 | −0.109 | −0.195 | −0.522 |
| P-values | 0.854 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.039 | 0.133 | 0.006 | <0.001 |
POD – postoperative day.