Research Article

Vitamin D Insufficiency Predicts Susceptibility of Parathyroid Hormone Reduction after Total Thyroidectomy in Thyroid Cancer Patients

Table 2

Demographic, pathological, and preoperative biochemical parameters of patients in the ΔPTH50+ and ΔPTH50− groups.

ΔPTH50+ (N = 144)ΔPTH50N = 98) value

Female, n (%)120 (83.3)70 (71.4)0.027
Age (years), mean ± SD47.0 ± 13.550.2 ± 12.80.069
25OHD (ng/mL), mean ± SD24.1 ± 6.626.4 ± 8.10.020
Vitamin D insufficiency, n (%)119 (82.6)67 (68.4)0.010
Preoperative calcium (mmol/L), mean ± SD2.346 ± 0.1122.354 ± 0.1350.609
Bilateral CND, n (%)81 (56.3)62 (63.3)0.276
LND, n (%)40 (27.8)30 (30.6)0.633
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, n (%)23 (16.0)12 (12.2)0.418
Tumor > 1 cm, n (%)69 (47.9)48 (49.0)0.871
N1 stage, n (%)68 (47.2)59 (60.2)0.047

25OHD, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; CCND, central compartment neck dissection; LCND, lateral compartment neck dissection.