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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two groups before PSM

From: Body mass index and post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a protective effect of overweight through non-surgical mechanisms—a propensity score-matched study

  

BMI grouping

P value

  

BMI < 25kg/m2(n=132)

BMI ≥ 25kg/m2(n=96)

General characteristics

 Age, years

 

45.58±12.38

47.24±12.02

0.311

 Gender

Male

23(17.4%)

34(35.4%)

0.003

Female

109(82.6%)

62(64.6%)

 Marriage

Married

128(97.0%)

92(95.8%)

0.687

Other

4(3.0%)

4(4.1%)

 Education level

Illiteracy

5(3.8%)

9(9.4%)

0.502

Primary

24(18.2%)

17(17.7%)

Secondary

67(50.8%)

43(44.8%)

Other

36(27.3%)

27(28.1%)

Preoperative comorbidities

 Hypertension

Yes

17(12.9%)

27(28.1%)

0.006

No

115(87.1%)

69(71.9%)

 Diabetes

Yes

4(3.0%)

11(11.5%)

0.015

No

128(97.0%)

85(88.5%)

 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Yes

45(34.1%)

75(78.1%)

0.055

No

87(65.9%)

21(21.9%)

 Goiter

Yes

37(28.0%)

36(37.5%)

0.151

No

95(72.0%)

60(62.5%)

 Fatty liver or intra-hepatic fat deposits

Yes

29(35.4%)

53(76.8%)

< 0.001

No

53(64.6%)

16(23.2%)

Surgery-related factors

 Surgical approach

Open

117(88.6%)

88(91.7%)

0.510

Endoscopic

15(11.4%)

8(8.3%)

 Tumor multifocality

Unifocal

31 (23.5%)

21 (21.9%)

0.873

Multifocal

101 (76.5%)

75 (78.1%)

 Extent of Lymphadenectomy

Central

108 (81.8%)

79 (82.3%)

0.999

Lateral

24 (18.2%)

17 (17.7%)

 Capsular invasion

Yes

42 (31.8%)

18 (18.8%)

0.033

No

90 (68.2%)

78 (81.3%)

 Nerve invasion

Yes

3 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0.265

No

129 (97.7%)

96 (100.0%)

 Vascular invasion

Yes

5 (3.8%)

2 (2.1%)

0.702

No

127 (96.2%)

94 (97.9%)

 Tumor maximal diameter, cm

 

1.06±0.99

0.93±0.58

0.199

 Surgery duration, minutes

 

104.72±32.48

104.23±33.45

0.921

 Intraoperative blood loss, ml

 

22.83±11.22

25.94±13.58

0.201

 Length of hospital stay, days

 

3.91±1.31

4.14±1.87

0.283

Biochemical indicators

 TC, mmol/L

 

4.70±0.94

4.68±0.93

0.849

 TG, mmol/L

 

1.41±0.79

2.03±1.51

< 0.001

 HDL-C, mmol/L

 

1.31±0.31

1.11±0.21

< 0.001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

 

2.66±0.74

2.73±0.70

0.546

 Serum creatinine,µmol/L

 

59.90±12.74

66.57±17.96

0.002

 Pre-calcium levels, mmol/L

 

2.35±0.09

2.35±0.08

0.945

 Pre-PTH level, pg/ml

 

42.51±10.49

43.60±11.85

0.464

  1. Bolding number indicates statistically significant P-values(P < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, Pre- Preoperative, TC Total Cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol