Incidental Parathyroidectomy during Total Thyroidectomy: Risk Factors and Consequences

Table 3

Comparison of incidental parathyroidectomy (IPT) and nonincidental parathyroidectomy (non-IPT) groups.

	IPT group	Non-IPT group	value
N	70	211
Age (years)	55.4 ± 14.7	54.0 ± 14.4	0.24
Sex
Male	15 (21.4%)	48 (22.7%)
Female	55 (78.6%)	163 (77.3)	0.82
Thyroid gland weight (gr)	36.3 ± 26.1	34.4 ± 30.1	0.31
Diagnosis
Benign	47 (67.1%)	148 (70.1%)
Malignant	23 (32.9%)	63 (29.9%)	0.63
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Yes	9 (12.8%)	33 (15.6%)
No	61 (87.2)	178 (84.4%)	0.57
Biochemical hypocalcemia
Yes	20 (28.6%)	28 (13.3%)
No	50 (71.4%)	183 (86.7%)	0.003
Clinical hypocalcemia
Yes	4 (5.7%)	8 (3.8%)
No	66 (94.3%)	203 (96.2%)	0.49