Clinical Study

Arterial Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Cardiovascular Organ Damage in Patients with Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism before and after Parathyroidectomy: Preliminary Results

Table 1

Demographic, biochemical, calcium-phosphorus mineral metabolism, and bone mineral density in studied groups.

Age (yrs)Sex (M/F)BMI (kg/m²)WC (cm)SBP (mmHg)DBP (mmHg)HR (bpm)

PHPT (n.30) 8 M/22 F * * *
EH (n.30) 9 M/21 F * *
NS (n.30) 9 M/21 F
nsnsnsns <0.001 versus NS *<0.001 versus NS *<0.001 versus EH-NS

Creatinine (mg/dL)Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)CT (mg/dL)LDL-C (mg/dL)HDL-C (mg/dL)TG (mg/dL)Uric acid (mg/dL)

PHPT (n.30) * * * * *
EH (n.30) * * * * *
NS (n.30)
ns *0.001 versus NS *0.001 versus NS *0.001 versus NSns versus NS versus NS

Calcium (mg/dL)Ca++ (mmol/L)Phosphorous (mg/dL)Mg++ (mmol/L)Ca Ur (mg/24 h)PTH (pg/mL)ALP (UI/L)

PHPT (n.30) * * * * * * *
EH (n.30)
NS (n.30)
*<0.001 versus EH-NS *<0.001 versus EH-NS *0.006 versus EH-NS *0.006 versus EH-NS *<0.001 versus EH-NS *<0.001 versus EH-NS *0.016 versus EH-NS

BMD L1-L4 (gr/cm2)BMD Fn (gr/cm2)

PHPT (n.30) * *
EH (n.30)
NS (n.30)
*<0.001 versus EH-NS *<0.001 versus EH-NS

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; CT: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; ns: not significative; Ca++: serum-ionized calcium; Mg++: serum-ionized magnesium; Ca Ur: calcium urinary excretion in 24 hours; PTH: serum parathyroid hormone; ALP: serum phosphatase alkaline; BMD: bone mineral density at lumbar spine (L1–L4) and femoral neck (Fn).