Anthropometric and biochemical measurements of the PHPT patient and control groups.

Reference values are shown in parentheses. P-values are based on Mann-Whitney U test. PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism; Control, patients operated for benign thyroid disease without known parathyroid or inflammatory disease; IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body-mass index; iCa, ionised calcium; APL, alkaline phosphatase; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4, free thyroxin; LDL-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.