Purpose The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is still challenging, especially in patients asymptomatic or with non-classical phenotypes and for physicians not skilled in calcium-phosphorous (Ca–P) disorders. The serum calcium/phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio has been proposed as accurate index to identify PHPT, while it has never been tested in HypoPT. The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic power of the serum Ca/P ratio in the diagnosis of primary parathyroid dysfunctions (both PHPT and HypoPT) in a large series of data. Methods A multicentric, retrospective, cross-sectional study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03747029) was carried out including 432 PHPT patients and 217 HypoPT patients compared with 389 controls. Serum Ca, P, creatinine, parathyroid hormone and 25OH-vitamin D were collected. Serum Ca and P were expressed in mmol/L. Ca/P diagnostic performance was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Results The Ca/P ratio was significantly higher in PHPT and lower in HypoPT patients than controls (p < 0.0001). At ROC curve analysis, the Ca/P ratio above 2.55 was defined to identify PHPT patients (sensitivity 85.7%, specificity 85.3%) and below 1.78 to identify HypoPT patients (sensitivity 88.2%, specificity 87.9%). Conclusions The Ca/P ratio is a highly accurate index to identify PHPT when Ca/P is above 2.55 and HypoPT when it is below 1.78. These results demonstrate the reliability of this index to rule in/out primary parathyroid dysfunctions and remark the importance of measuring serum P in clinical practice.

The calcium-to-phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism: a multicentric study / Madeo, B.; De Vincentis, S.; Repaci, A.; Altieri, P.; Vicennati, V.; Kara, E.; Vescini, F.; Amadori, P.; Balestrieri, A.; Pagotto, U.; Simoni, M.; Rochira, V.. - In: ENDOCRINE. - ISSN 1559-0100. - 68:3(2020), pp. 679-687. [10.1007/s12020-020-02276-7]

The calcium-to-phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism: a multicentric study.

B. Madeo;S. De Vincentis;E. Kara;A. Balestrieri;U. Pagotto;M. Simoni;V. Rochira
2020

Abstract

Purpose The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is still challenging, especially in patients asymptomatic or with non-classical phenotypes and for physicians not skilled in calcium-phosphorous (Ca–P) disorders. The serum calcium/phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio has been proposed as accurate index to identify PHPT, while it has never been tested in HypoPT. The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic power of the serum Ca/P ratio in the diagnosis of primary parathyroid dysfunctions (both PHPT and HypoPT) in a large series of data. Methods A multicentric, retrospective, cross-sectional study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03747029) was carried out including 432 PHPT patients and 217 HypoPT patients compared with 389 controls. Serum Ca, P, creatinine, parathyroid hormone and 25OH-vitamin D were collected. Serum Ca and P were expressed in mmol/L. Ca/P diagnostic performance was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Results The Ca/P ratio was significantly higher in PHPT and lower in HypoPT patients than controls (p < 0.0001). At ROC curve analysis, the Ca/P ratio above 2.55 was defined to identify PHPT patients (sensitivity 85.7%, specificity 85.3%) and below 1.78 to identify HypoPT patients (sensitivity 88.2%, specificity 87.9%). Conclusions The Ca/P ratio is a highly accurate index to identify PHPT when Ca/P is above 2.55 and HypoPT when it is below 1.78. These results demonstrate the reliability of this index to rule in/out primary parathyroid dysfunctions and remark the importance of measuring serum P in clinical practice.
2020
31-mar-2020
68
3
679
687
The calcium-to-phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism: a multicentric study / Madeo, B.; De Vincentis, S.; Repaci, A.; Altieri, P.; Vicennati, V.; Kara, E.; Vescini, F.; Amadori, P.; Balestrieri, A.; Pagotto, U.; Simoni, M.; Rochira, V.. - In: ENDOCRINE. - ISSN 1559-0100. - 68:3(2020), pp. 679-687. [10.1007/s12020-020-02276-7]
Madeo, B.; De Vincentis, S.; Repaci, A.; Altieri, P.; Vicennati, V.; Kara, E.; Vescini, F.; Amadori, P.; Balestrieri, A.; Pagotto, U.; Simoni, M.; Rochira, V.
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