Research Article
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/m2 | 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 |
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HPt: hypoparathyroidism; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.
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