Table 2 Prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, thyroid dysfunction, secondary hyperparathyroidism, disturbed calcium level, low bone mineral density and 25hydroxyvitamin D in early post-heart transplant period
From: Endocrine disorders after heart transplantation: national cohort study
Endocrine abnormality | Number of patients | Percentage of sample (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Diabetes Mellitus | ||
 Type 1 | 0 | 0 (−) |
 Type 2 | 25 | 20.3 (13.6–28.5) |
 PTDM | 14 | 11.4 (6.4–18.4) |
Hypogonadism | 38 | 40.4 (30.4–51.0) |
Thyroid disfunction | ||
 Hypothyroidism | 5 | 4.6 (1.5–10.5) |
 Hyperthyroidism | 10 | 9.3 (4.6–16.4) |
Secondary hyperparathyroidism | 19 | 17.3 (10.7–25.7) |
Calcium status | ||
 Hypocalcaemia | 5 | 4.1 (1.3–9.3) |
 Hypercalcaemia | 2 | 1.6 (0.2–5.8) |
Low BMD | ||
 Osteoporosis | 26 | 21.1 (14.3–29.4) |
 Osteopenia | 59 | 48.0 (38.9–57.2) |
25OHD status | ||
 Normal | 53 | 45.3 (36.1–54.8) |
 Mild deficient | 39 | 33.4 (24.9–42.6) |
 Deficient | 19 | 16.2 (10.1–24.2) |
 Insufficient | 6 | 5.1 (1.9–10.8) |