Table 1:

Patient demographics

Demographics
Age (yr) (n = 278)60.5 ± 12.7
Weight (kg) (n = 241)85.23 ± 21
Body mass index (n = 209)31.4 ± 7.0
Preoperative PTH level (n = 278)a128.5 (26.7–1900)
Intraoperative PTH level (n = 278)a23.6 (0–151.7)
Preoperative calcium levela10.6 (8.7–14.6)
Multigland disease at surgery (No. of patients)48
Nontraditional-location disease at surgery (No. of patients)8
Single-gland weighta,b (g) (n = 222)0.481 (0.007–13.5)

  • Note:—PTH indicates parathyroid hormone.

  • ↵a Denotes median value with range (mean and SD for all other values unless specified).

  • ↵b Includes patients with single glands in a traditional location (4 quadrants) removed at surgery.