Table 1 Demographics
From: Localization and surgical approach to mediastinal parathyroid glands
Characteristic | Mean ± SD or percent | N |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53 ± 15 | 63 |
BMI (kg/m) | 30 ± 8 | 63 |
Sex | Â | Â |
 Male | 37% | 23 |
 Female | 64% | 40 |
Race | Â | Â |
 White | 97% | 61 |
 Other | 3% | 2 |
Operative indication | Â | Â |
 Primary Hyperparathyroidism | 97% | 61 |
 Secondary Hyperparathyroidism | 2% | 1 |
 Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism | 2% | 1 |
 Preoperative PTH level (pg/mL)(15–65 is normal) | 182 ± 185 | 61 |
# of prior cervical explorations | Â | Â |
 0 | 22% | 14 |
 1 | 43% | 27 |
 2 | 25% | 16 |
 3 | 10% | 6 |