From: Effects of active localization and vascular preservation of inferior parathyroid glands in central neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma
Biochemical variables
Groups
Group A (n = 89)
Group B (n = 108)
Z
P
Post-PTH (pg/ml)
18.80 (8.85, 28.50)
30.35 (21.25, 42.78)
5.238
< 0.001
Post-Ca (mmol/L)
2.00 (1.89, 2.12)
2.05 (1.97, 2.13)
2.339
0.019