Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Moroccan Patients Diagnosed with Hypoparathyroidism

Table 1

Descriptive data for patients with chronic HPt.

Characteristics	N = 143
Age	44.6 ± 17.3 years
Education level: illiterate	68 (47.5%)
Education level: primary	47 (32.8%)
Education level: university	28 (19.7%)
Etiology: postsurgical HPt, n (%)	128 (89.5%)
Etiology: nonsurgical HPt, n (%)	15 (10.5%)
BMI	24.6 ± 5.23 kg/m^2
WC	92.3 ± 7.13 cm
TSH	2.1 ± 1.4 mIU/L (0.5–5)
Average dose of calcium/day	1720.87 ± 470.23 mg

HPt: hypoparathyroidism; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.