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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Among Bariatric Patients: Unraveling the Prevalence of an Overlooked Foe

  • CRIO group
  • Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada em Obesidade
  • Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de S. João
  • University of Porto
  • Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil E.P.E.
  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira
  • Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano

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Abstract

Introduction: Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective therapeutic approach to obesity. It is associated with great gastrointestinal anatomic changes, predisposing the patients to altered nutrient absorption that impacts phosphocalcium metabolism. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and its predictors in patients submitted to BS. Methods: Retrospective study of 1431 patients who underwent metabolic surgery between January 2010 and June 2017 and who were followed for at least 1 year. We compared the clinical and biochemical characteristics of patients with and without secondary hyperparathyroidism (considering SHPT a PTH ˃ 69 pg/mL). Two different analyses were performed: (1) paired analysis of participants before and 1 year after surgery (N = 441); (2) Cross sectional analysis of participants submitted to bariatric surgery before (N = 441), 1 year after (N = 1431) and 4 years after surgery (N = 333). Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate possible predictors of SHPT after BS. Results: The overall prevalence of SHPT was 24.9% before surgery, 11.2% 1 year after surgery and 21.3% 4 years after surgery. Patients submitted to LAGB had the highest prevalence of SHPT 1 year after surgery (19.4%; vs RYGB, 12.8%, vs SG, 5.3%). Four years after surgery, RYGB had the highest prevalence of SHPT (27.0%), followed by LAGB (13.2%) and SG (6.9%). Higher body mass index and age, decreased levels of vitamin D and RYGB seem to be independent predictors of SHPT 1 year after surgery. The only independent predictor of SHPT 4 years after surgery was RYGB. Conclusion: The prevalence of SHPT is higher before and 4 years after BS than 1 year after surgery. This fact raises some questions about the efficacy of the implemented follow-up plans of vitamin D supplementation on the long term, mainly among patients submitted to RYGB. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3768-3775
Number of pages8
JournalObesity Surgery
Volume31
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

Bibliographical note

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© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Funding

We would like to thank the important contribution of several members of CRIO group: John Preto, Eduardo Lima da Costa, Hugo Sousa, André Pinho, Eva Lau, Selma Souto, Carla Galego, Flora Correia, Cidália Gil, Diva Melim, Eduardo Pinto, Marco Silva, Cristina Martins, Luis Miguel Pereira, Inês Magalhães, Isabel Brandão, Sertório Manuel Andrade, Patrícia Nunes. No grant support to declare.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Calcium
  • Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Supplementation
  • Vitamin D

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