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Table 3 Risk factor identification of biochemical hypocalcemia

From: Hypomagnesemia predicts postoperative biochemical hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy

 

Univariate

 

Multivariate

  

OR

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

Age (>45/<45)

1.361

0.250

   

Sex(male/female)

0.438

0.012

2.150

1.126, 4.104

0.020

Po hypomagnesemia

2.158

0.008

2.030

1.146, 3.595

0.015

Po hyperphosphatemia

1.494

0.122

   

Pathological diagnosis (malignancy/benign)

/

>0.999

   

TTx/CT

0.736

0.804

   

bilateral/unilateral CND

/

>0.999

   

TTx + BCND

1.075

0.786

   

Lateral nodal dissection

0.800

0.549

   

T1-T2/T3-T4

0.783

0.347

   

Po iPTH < 1.6 pmol/L

1.664

0.055

   

Relative decline of iPTH > 70%

1.520

0.114

   

Thyroiditis

0.766

0.464

   

Hyperthyroidism

1.111

0.899

   

Autotransplantataon of PTG

1.297

0.330

   

Identification of PTG (≥3/<3)

1.342

0.765

   
  1. TTx total thyroidectomy, CT completion thyroidectomy, Po postoperative, PTG parathyroid gland, CND central nodal dissection, BCND bilateral central nodal dissection, iPTH intact parathyroid hormone, OR odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval