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Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between adult parathyroid cancer patients and matching control group exclusive preexisting heart failure cohort

From: Investigating the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities among patients with parathyroid cancer: a nationwide representative cohort study in Taiwan

Baseline Characteristics of adult parathyroid carcinoma and matching controls

 

Patients (n = 64)

Control group (n = 307)

P value

Women, n (%)

38 (59.4)

181 (59)

0.95

Age:

 20–39 years old, n (%)

8 (12.5)

40 (13)

0.96

 40–59 years old, n (%)

41 (64.1)

200 (65.2)

 

  ≥ 60 years old, n (%)

15 (23.4)

67 (21.8)

 

Mean age, years old (SD)

55.6 (13.3)

55 (13.1)

0.77

Follow-up duration, mean years (SD)

4.8 (3.1)

5.8 (3.4)

0.03

Occupation

 White collar, n (%)

27 (42.2)

141 (45.9)

0.66

 Blue collar, n (%)

27 (42.2)

111 (36.2)

 

 Other, n (%)

10 (15.6)

55 (17.9)

 

Urbanization (%)

42 (65.6)

222 (72.3)

0.28

Non-urbanization (%)

22 (34.4)

85 (27.7)

 

Month income

 0–35,000 NTD, n (%)

54 (84.4)

247 (80.5)

0.47

  ≥ 35,000 NTD, n (%)

10 (15.6)

60 (19.5)

 

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

44 (68.8)

38 (12.4)

 < 0.001

Nephrolithiasis, n (%)

22 (34.4)

18 (5.9)

 < 0.001

Osteoporosis, n (%)

7 (10.9)

13 (4.2)

0.031