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Risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in obese women

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Background

Metabolic bone disease is a potential complication of bariatric surgery. The aims of our study were to evaluate the effects of laparoscopic gastric bypass on calcium and vitamin D metabolism, and to identify patients at high risk to develop secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT).

Methods

Serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase, intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), and 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D were measured at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after laparoscopic gastric bypass in a cohort of morbidly obese women. Logistic regression was used in both univariate and multivariate models to identify independent preoperative variables associated with secondary HPT.

Results

The study enrolled 193 morbidly obese women. During the 2-year follow-up period, the incidence of elevated PTH levels (>65 pg/ml) was 53.3%. The mean time elapsed between surgery and detection of secondary HPT was 9.1 months (range, 3–24 months). Vitamin D deficiency was observed in 39 patients (20.2%). On univariate analysis, the preoperative factors associated with secondary HPT were race (high PTH levels were detected in 70% of African Americans versus 50% of Caucasians; p < 0.05), preoperative body mass index (BMI; high PTH: 52.5 ± 10.8 versus normal PTH: 48.9 ± 7.5 kg/m2; p < 0.01), and age (high PTH: 44.9 ± 9.2 versus normal PTH: 42.3 ± 9 years, p < 0.05). Race and age remained independent risk factors for secondary HPT in the multivariate logistic regression model after adjusting for the covariate Roux-limb length. African Americans were at more than 2.5 times greater risk to develop secondary HPT as Caucasian (RR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.03–6.17, p < 0.05). Patients older than 45 years were at 1.8 times higher risk of developing secondary HPT as their younger counterparts (RR 1.8; 95% CI: 1.01–3.32, p < 0.05).

Conclusions

Morbidly obese women have a high incidence of elevated PTH levels after gastric bypass surgery. Low vitamin D levels did not constitute the only reason behind this finding. African-American women and women older than 45 years of age were at significantly higher risk of developing secondary HPT. In these populations, aggressive supplementation with calcium citrate and vitamin D should be implemented.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, D-5203 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

    Y. Youssef, W. O. Richards, N. Sekhar, J. Kaiser, N. Abumrad & A. Torquati

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, D-5203 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

    A. Spagnoli

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Youssef, Y., Richards, W.O., Sekhar, N. et al. Risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in obese women. Surg Endosc 21, 1393–1396 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9228-6

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