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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2016 Jun 14;213(1):146–150. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.03.019

Table 1. Patient demographics.

Variable Group A, 2001–2007 (n = 16 patients) Group B, 2008–2014 (n = 24 patients) P value
Age, y (median [range]) 19 [10–23] 19 [10–24] .79
Sex 1.00
 Male 6 (37.5%) 9 (37.5%)
 Female 10 (62.5%) 15 (62.5%)
Positive family history* 4 (25%) 8 (33.3%) .73
Preoperative calcium (mg/dL; mean ± SEM) 11.8 ± .3 11.5 ± .2 .50
Preoperative PTH (pg/mL; mean ± SEM) 118 ± 21 187 ± 46 .18

PTH = parathyroid hormone; SEM = standard error of the mean.

*

Family history includes multiple endocrine neoplasia type I and familial hyperparathyroidism.