Table 3.
Differences in Po-Ca and ΔCa levels between normomagnesemia and hypomagnesemia groups after excluding patients with LND
| Variable | Normomagnesemia | Hypomagnesemia | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD/median (quartile)/frequency (%) | Mean±SD/median (quartile)/frequency (%) | ||
| Pre-Ca/mmol·L−1 | 2.34±0.10 | 2.34±0.08 | 0.69 |
| Pre-PTH/pg·mL−1 | 43.31 (31.59, 56.06) | 39.62 (32.93, 54.25) | 0.50 |
| Po-PTH/pg·mL−1 | 16.6 (7.20, 27.00) | 13.8 (6.10, 25.70) | 0.55 |
| ΔPTH | 23.43 (14.06, 37.44) | 24.27 (11.47, 40.64) | 0.87 |
| Po-Ca/mmol·L−1 | 2.05 (1.98, 2.15) | 1.98 (1.90, 2.07) | 0.01 |
| ΔCa | 0.28 (0.19, 0.37) | 0.36 (0.22, 0.43) | 0.02 |
| Sex | 126 (83.46) | 25 (16.56) | 0.84 |
| Extent of surgery | 139 (83.74) | 27 (16.26) | 0.56 |
Abbreviations: ΔMg, Pre-Mg – Po-Mg; ΔPTH, Pre-PTH – Po-PTH; ΔCa, Pre-Ca – Po-Ca.