Table 4.
Differences in Po-Ca and ΔCa between mild and severe decline of serum Mg group
| Variable | ΔMg <0.17 | ΔMg ≥0.17 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD/median (quartile)/(frequency/%) | Mean±SD/median (quartile)/(frequency/%) | ||
| Pre-Ca/mmol·L−1 | 2.35±0.10 | 2.3328±0.09 | 0.09 |
| Pre-PTH/pg·mL−1 | 46.2 (33.45, 59.53) | 40.41 (32.02, 53.88) | 0.06 |
| Po-PTH/pg·mL−1 | 15.90 (7.50, 24.90) | 11.10 (6.10, 24.00) | 0.12 |
| ΔPTH | 25.96 (17.52, 40.58) | 25.76 (12.19, 41.37) | 0.31 |
| Po-Ca/mmol·L−1 | 2.09 (2.00, 2.17) | 1.98 (1.90, 2.05) | <0.001 |
| ΔCa | 0.28 (0.17, 0.36) | 0.36 (0.26, 0.43) | <0.001 |
| Sex | 24 (49.01) | 77 (50.99) | 0.35 |
| Extent of surgery | 84 (50.61) | 82 (49.39) | 0.39 |
Abbreviations: ΔMg, Pre-Mg – Po-Mg; ΔPTH, Pre-PTH – Po-PTH; ΔCa, Pre-Ca – Po-Ca.