Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Older People: Surgical Treatment with Minimally Invasive Approaches and Outcome

Figure 2

Box plot regarding age and sex. The figure shows the distribution by age, represented vertically, and gender, horizontally, of pHPT in our elderly cohort The box plot highlights that, over 5 years of activity of our Department, there was a major incidence of pHPT in females than males (28 versus 9) and that the age of onset of disease was lower in elderly females than elderly males. In fact, for females, the median age was 74 years and lower and upper-quartiles of age ranged from 73 to 77 years; 3 outlier patients 84, 85, and 86 years old at time of operation. On the other side, for males: the median age was 78 years and lower and upper quartiles of age ranged from 76 to 79 years.