Research Article
Advancing the Understanding of Vitamin D Status in Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia
| | | Group A, Vit-D> = 20 ng/ml mean (N) ± SD | Group B, Vit-D <20 ng/ml | value |
| | Age | 49.4 (138) ± 17.3 | 45.5 (86) ± 14.4 | 0.072 |
| | Gender | | 0.363 | | Male | 15.2% (20) | 21.5% (20) | | Female | 84.8% (128) | 78.5% (73) |
| | Ethnicity | | 0.003 | | White | 92% (139) | 75.3% (70) | | African American | 4% (6) | 16.1% (15) | | Other | 4% (6) | 8.6% (8) |
| | BMI | 31 (150) ± 6.97 | 33.23 (92) ± 9.04 | 0.044 | | Thyroid pathology | | 0.553 | | Percentage (N) | | | Cancerous | 34.4% (52) | 39.8% (37) | | Benign | 65.6% (99) | 60.2% (56) |
| | Thyroid cancer | | 0.076 | | Percentage (N) | | | Papillary | 90.4% (47) | 78.4% (29) | | Follicular | 9.6% (5) | 21.6% (8) |
| | Vitamin D ng/ml | 30.85 (151) ± 9.48 | 13.47 (93) ± 4.3 | Not applicable | | Pre-op calcium mg/dl | 9.15 (151) ± 0.58 | 9.06 (93) ± 0.48 | 0.168 | | Post-op calcium mg/dl | 8.52 (151) ± 0.64 | 8.45 (93) ± 0.58 | 0.352 | | Post-op PTH pg/ml | 32.4 (88) ± 27.5 | 34.4 (55) ± 41.7 | 0.761 |
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