Table 2. Pearson’s correlation analysis results of the relationship between variables before parathyroidectomy in patients with PHPT.

Pearson’s correlation *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p = 0.001; PTH: parathormone; WBC: white blood cell; Ca: calcium; NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; PHPT: primary hyperparathyroidism

	Serum PTH	Serum corrected Ca	Serum phosphate	WBC count	NLR
Age	-0.179	0.243	-0.184	-0.092	-0.164
Serum PTH		0.286	-0.353*	0.231	0.539***
Serum corrected Ca			-0.435**	0.241	0.390*
Serum phosphate				-0.307	-0.331*
WBC count					0.531***