Research Article

Occult Renal Calcifications in Patients with Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Their Association with the Parathyroid Hormone-Vitamin D Axis

Table 3

Predictors of occult renal calcifications in NPHPT patients.

VariableAUC value95% CICutoff valueSensitivity %Specificity %

PTH (pg/mL)0.8500.0030.714–0.986101.30100.072.0
Urinary calcium excretion (mg/24 h)0.7310.0420.554–0.909137.0077.872.0
1.25(OH)2D (pg/mL)0.8940.0090.737–1.00069.50100.081.2

AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; PTH, parathyroid hormone; 1.25(OH)2D, 1.25-dihydroxyvitamin D.