Research Article
Advancing the Understanding of Vitamin D Status in Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia
Table 3
Relationship between pre-operative vitamin D levels and post-operative hypocalcemia and PTH.
| | Group A, Vit-D > = 20 ng/ml | Group B, Vit-D <20 ng/ml | Group C, Vit-D< 10 ng/ml | value |
| Post-operative hypocalcemia | 8.52 ± 0.64 mg/dl (151) | 8.46 ± 0.6 mg/dl (79) | 8.36 ± 0.46 mg/dl (14) | 0.448 | Post-operative PTH | 32.42 ± 27.53 pg/ml (88) | 25.47 ± 19.4 pg/ml (46) | 79.8 ± 82.8 pg/ml (9) | 0.07 | Age (yr) | 49.7 ± 16.9 (138) | 45.4 ± 14.1 (73) | 46.3 ± 16.7 (13) | |
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