Table 3.
Characteristics of 16 children with hypocalcemic complications
| Patient | Age at index date (mo) | Year of complication (before or after 1/1/2000) | Diagnoses | Total calcium (8.8–10.8 mg/dL) | Ionized calcium (3.7–5.5 mg/dL) | 25(OH)D(20–50 ng/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–3 | after | seizures | 2.0 | ||
| 2 | 0–3 | after | seizures | 8.0 | ||
| 3 | 0–3 | after | seizures | 6.9 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | after | seizures, cardiac arrest | 1.61 | ||
| 5 | 0–3 | before | cardiac arrest | 3.48 | ||
| 6 | 3–6 | after | seizures, cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrest | 3.3 | ||
| 7 | 3–6 | after | respiratory arrest, tetany | 6.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 8 | 6–9 | after | seizures, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest | 4.8 | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| 9 | 12–15 | after | cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest | 2.6 | ||
| 10 | 12–15 | after | cardiac arrest | 3.4 | ||
| 11 | 15–18 | after | seizures | 7.8 | 3.69 | 51.0 |
| 12 | 18–21 | after | seizures | 8.4 | ||
| 13 | 24–27 | before | seizures | 8.7 | ||
| 14 | 24–27 | after | seizures | 8.4 | ||
| 15 | 27–30 | after | seizures | 8.3 | ||
| 16 | 48–51 | after | seizures, cardiac arrest | 7.1 | 3.0 |
| Patient | Alkaline phosphatase (83–248 U/L at 0–14 d, 122–469 U/L at 15 d-<1 yr, 142–335 U/L at 1–10 yr) | Rickets present on x-ray | Length/height percentile | Weight percentile | Diet during infancy before index date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | breast milk and formula | ||
| 2 | 75–80 | 60–65 | breast milk | ||
| 3 | 0–5 | 15–20 | breast milk and formula | ||
| 4 | 134 | 0–5 | 0–5 | breast milk and formula | |
| 5 | 0–5 | breast milk | |||
| 6 | 418 | No | 0–5 | 10–15 | breast milk and formula |
| 7 | 2122 | Yes | 30–35 | 50–55 | breast milk |
| 8 | 723 | Yes | 30–35 | 0–5 | breast milk |
| 9 | 80–85 | breast milk | |||
| 10 | No | 75–80 | breast milk and formula | ||
| 11 | 55–60 | 60–65 | formula | ||
| 12 | 425 | 10–15 | 10–15 | formula | |
| 13 | 452 | ||||
| 14 | 10–15 | 0–5 | breast milk and formula | ||
| 15 | 95–100 | breast milk and formula | |||
| 16 | 502 | breast milk and formula |
Laboratory reference ranges are shown in parentheses for biochemical values. Blank cells indicate that data were not available.