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Table 2 Comparison of postoperative biochemical variables between group A and B

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

  1. Mann-Whitney U test was employed
  2. Post-PTH postoperative PTH, Post-Ca postoperative total calcium