title: Prevalence of primary hyperparathyroidism in patients with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The prevalence of previous or current primary hyperparathyroidism in 704 patients (390 male) with proven diabetes mellitus was 0.99% (7 patients, all female). One patient was known to have both disorders when the study commenced and 6 were discovered from the past history or by screening for hypercalcaemia. Diabetes was diagnosed at age 12 years or later, hyperparathyroidism from 45 years. Two patients were insulin-dependent. Diabetes preceded hyperparathyroidism in 3 patients, followed it in 2, and occurred during the same year in 2. The prevalence is significantly greater (p < 0.02 to <0.001) than that of hyperparathyroidism in general populations (0.10-0.36%). When adjusted for the age and sex distribution of the population of the Halton Health District the expected prevalence of 0.82% remains significantly greater, except for the general population with 0.36% prevalence (0.1 > p > 0.05). This increased three- to fourfold prevalence of hyperparathyroidism in diabetes arises mainly from females, in whom the prevalences at age 15 years or over and at age 45 years or over are 2.23% and 2.54%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Halton General Hospital, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khaleeli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone