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Table 2 Demographic and clinic characteristics of patients after PTX

From: A retrospective observational study of patients on maintenance hemodialysis receiving parathyroidectomy by ultrasonic scalpel

 

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P-value

Serum phosphorus (mmol/L)

1.80 ± 0.46

1.84 ± 0.38

0.759

Serum calcium (mmol/L)

2.37 ± 0.20

2.24 ± 0.22

0.096

Serum magnesium (mmol/L)

0.95 ± 0.09

0.93 ± 0.10

0.588

Alkaline phosphate (mmol/L)

517.50 (168.42, 897.54)

585.70 (148.75, 924.23)

0.564

iPTH (pg/mL)

82.55 (29.35, 172.88)

58.00 (28.25, 182.60)

0.873

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