The Importance of Correlation between Aldosterone and Parathyroid Hormone in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Table 2
Differences in biochemical parameters between the study and control group.
Variables
Study group PHPT (N = 48)
Control group (N = 30)
Renin (pg/ml)
9.49 (5.1–18.6)
7.82 (4.5–11.3)
NS
Aldosterone (pg/ml)
126.59 ± 58.07
96.37 ± 58.17
0.028
Aldosterone/renin ratio
11.17 (5.97–22.3)
11.48 (7.96–17.12)
NS
PTH (pg/ml)
159.5 (120.9–263)
74 (65–92.70)
≤0.001
Calcium (mmol/l)
2.72 ± 0.39
2.52 ± 0.17
0.010
Ca++ (mmol/l)
1.27 ± 0.19
1.15 ± 0.09
0.003
Phosphorus (mmol/l)
0.82 ± 0.20
0.95 ± 0.18
0.003
25 (OH) D (nmol/l)
48.86 ± 22.54
62.45 ± 23.75
0.040
Normally distributed variables presented as x ± SD and skewed variables by median (interquartile range); NS—not significant; PHPT—Primary hyperparathyroidism; Ca++—ionized calcium.