Table 2.
Relationship of post-surgical PTH and Ca levels with potential risk factors for post-operative hypocalcemia.
| Factor; level | Post-surgical PTH (pg/ml) | Post-surgical Ca (mg/dl) | ||
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| Pre-surgical vitamin D ng/ml | p value | 0.761 | 0.352 | |
| D <20 ng/ml | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 34.35 (55) (23.08, 45.63) | 8.45 (93) (8.3256, 8.5647) | |
| D> = 20 ng/ml | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 32.42 (88) (26.58, 38.25) | 8.52 (151) (8.4168, 8.6216) | |
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| Ethnicity | p value | 0.029 | 0.099 | |
| African American | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 45.8 (10) (4.4, 87.2) | 8.45 (21) (8.109, 8.786) | |
| Other | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 15.83 (7) (3.57, 28.09) | 8.08 (14) (7.665, 8.492) | |
| White | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 33.12 (126) (27.55, 38.70) | 8.52 (209) (8.4428, 8.6031) | |
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| Gender | p value | 0.185 | 0.997 | |
| Female | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 30.74 (121) (25.62, 35.87) | 8.45 (201) (8.4040, 8.5780) | |
| Male | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 46.5 (22) (23.1, 69.8) | 8.49 (43) (8.3134, 8.6680) | |
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| BMI | p value | 0.034 | 0.477 | |
| Normal BMI <30 | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 40.13 (64) (29.73, 50.54) | 8.46 (109) (8.3394, 8.5824) | |
| High BMI > = 30 | Mean (N) (confidence interval) | 27.52 (79) (22.13, 32.90) | 8.52 (133) (8.4159, 8.6202) | |