Research Article

Risk Factors for Severe Hypocalcemia in Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism after Total Parathyroidectomy

Table 1

The clinical characteristics of the patients who underwent tPTX.

N1095
Male (n, %)647 (59.1)
Ageb47.26 ± 10.86
Underlying kidney disease (n, %)
 CGN645 (58.9)
 DN22 (2.0)
 HTN67 (6.1)
 PKD57 (5.2)
 Others76 (6.9)
 Unknown228 (20.8)
Comorbidity (n, %)
 Diabetes mellitus45 (4.1)
 Hypertension872 (79.6)
 Duration of dialysis (months)a84 (60∼120)
 SBP (mmHg)b142.26 ± 20.88
 DBP (mmHg)b87.98 ± 15.04
 Heartbeat (beats/min)b82.88 ± 11.72
Clinical symptoms
 Bone pain (n, %)873 (79.7)
 Pruritus (n, %)591 (54.0)
Laboratory test
 Preoperative iPTH (pg/ml)a1448.4 (996.0∼2173.8)
 Preoperative ALP (U/L)a205.6 (117.0∼464.9)
 Preoperative calcium (mmol/L)b2.43 ± 0.24
 Preoperative phosphorus (mmol/L)b2.25 ± 0.56
 Hemoglobin (g/L)b107.67 ± 19.58
 Albumin (g/L)b41.89 ± 5.04

tPTX, total parathyroidectomy; CGN, chronic glomerulonephritis; DN, diabetic nephropathy; HTN, hypertensive nephropathy; PKD, polycystic kidney disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. aMedian, Q1∼Q3. bMean ± SD.