Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical information of the patients undergoing parathyroidectomy
Variable | Frequency (%); N = 36 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
 15–30 | 3 (8.3) |
 30–45 | 13 (36.1) |
 45–60 | 7 (19.4) |
 60–75 | 13 (36.1) |
Sex | |
 Male | 24 (66.7) |
 Female | 12 (33.3) |
Chief complaint | |
 Myalgia | 18 (50.0) |
 Flushing and sweating | 2 (5.6) |
 Pruritus | 5 (13.9) |
 Hypercalcemia | 2 (5.6) |
 Weakness | 9 (25.0) |
Number of parathyroid glands in sestamibi scan | |
 1 | 8 (22.2) |
 2 | 10 (27.8) |
 3 | 1 (2.8) |
 4 | 15 (44.4) |
Number of parathyroid glands in sonography | |
 1 | 1 (2.8) |
 2 | 11 (30.6) |
 3 | 10 (27.8) |
 4 | 14 (38.9) |
Number of parathyroid glands in surgery | |
 4 | 34 (94.4) |
 5 | 2 (5.6) |
Type of Thyroidectomy | |
 Subtotal | 2 (5.6) |
 Total | 34 (94.4) |