Research Article

Do Symptoms and Serum Calcium Levels Affect the Results of Surgical Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism?

Table 6

Clinical data of group A and group B.

IndexGroup A
n=44
Group B
n=153
P value

PHPT22.34% (44/197)77.66% (153/197)
Age (y) ± SD46.00 ± 12.3049.43 ± 12.350.106
Sex0.948
 male25.00% (11/44)25.49% (39/153)
 female75.00% (33/44)74.51% (114/153)
Preoperative PTH1025.54 ± 887.69657.10 ± 806.750.01
Preoperative AKP456.45 ± 551.29221.70 ± 248.840.008
Preoperative Ca3.01 ± 0.402.93 ± 0.480.297
Preoperative P0.80 ± 0.240.95 ± 0.380.003
SPHPT84.09% (37/44)33.99% (52/153)< 0.0001
Symptom type I0.007
 Single symptoms40.54%(15/37)69.23%(36/52)
 Multiple symptoms59.46%(22/37)30.77%(16/52)
Symptom type II
 nephrolithiasis56.82%(25/44)11.76%(18/153)< 0.0001
 osseous lesion52.27%(23/44)14.38%(22/153)< 0.0001
 gastrointestinal symptoms9.09%(4/44)7.84%(12/153)0.759
 others18.18%(8/44)11.76%(18/153)0.268

Group A: Patients who have been treated for 2008-2012; Group B: Patients who have been treated for 2013-2017.
Abbreviations: PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism; PTH, parathyroid hormone; AKP, alkaline phosphatase.