Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The study aimed to evaluate quality-of-life (QoL) aspects and impact of vitamin D deficiency in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).Method: 150 consecutive patients (119 women) with pHPT (mean age 60±11 years; BMI 27±5 kg/m2; ionized calcium 1.44±0.08 mmol/l; PTH 130±69 ng/l) were included. Six weeks postoperatively, the pHPT patients were reexamined and randomized (double-blind) to daily substitution with calciu...

Background: The study aimed to evaluate quality-of-life (QoL) aspects and impact of vitamin D deficiency in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).Method: One hundred and fifty consecutive patients (119 women) with pHPT (mean age 60±11 years; BMI 27±5 kg/m2; ionized calcium 1.44±0.08 mmol/l; PTH 130±69 ng/l) were included. Six weeks postoperatively, the pHPT patients were reexamined and randomized (double-blind) to daily substi...