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Table 4 Characteristics at presentation in patients with and without Hungry Bone Syndrome (HBS) (n:84)

From: Characteristics, management and outcomes of primary hyperparathyroidism from 2009 to 2021: a single centre report from South Africa

 

Pre-operative

 
 

HBS (n:14)

 No HBS (n:70)

P

Age (years)

39.5 (20.8; 56)

58 (47; 67)

0.012

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7 (17.8; 24.1)

27.4 (23.7; 32.4)

0.005

Serum:

   

 PTH (pmol/l)

172.7 (71.2; 230)

23.1 (15.95; 38.9)

< 0.00

 ALP (U/L)

900 (174.8; 1540.3)

117 (88; 140.3)

0.000

 Calcium (mmol/l)

3.06 ± 0.45

2.88 ± 0.30

0.084

 Magnesium (mmol/l)

0.78 ± 0.13

0.82 ± 0.11

0.304

 Phosphate (mmol/l)

0.73 ± 0.16

0.87 ± 0.19

0.018

aBMD Hip (g.cm2)

0.6 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

0.015

aBMD Spine (g.cm2)

0.7 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.013

aBMD Radius (g.cm2)

0.4 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.002

eGFR (CKD-EPI) (ml/min/1.73m2)

114 ± 39.1

83.5 ± 30.5

0.002

HbA1c (%)

5.4 (5.3; 5.8)

6.3 (5.8; 7.9)

0.008

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± SD or Median (IQR).
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index; PTH: Parathyroid Hormone; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase
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