Body mass index and post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a protective effect of overweight through non-surgical mechanisms—a propensity score-matched study
Non-overweight patients are more likely to develop hypocalcemia after TT compared to overweight patients. The protective effect of overweight appears to operate through non-surgical mechanisms, as evidenced by similar hypoparathyroidism rates between groups. Further research is needed to elucidate the specific mechanisms involved.
Authors
- Haiqiang Pan
- Junhao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9844-7860)
- Songsong Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-7372)
- Xin Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-5305)
- Yuanxiao Yin
- Yixiong Zheng
- Luyuan Lu
Institutions
- The Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02850-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01