The calcium-to-phosphorous (Ca/P) ratio in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism: a multicentric study.
Bruno MadeoSara De VincentisAndrea RepaciPaola AltieriValentina VicennatiElda KaraFabio VesciniPierluigi AmadoriAntonio BalestrieriUberto PagottoManuela SimoniVincenzo RochiraPublished in: Endocrine (2020)
The Ca/P ratio is a highly accurate index to identify PHPT when Ca/P is above 2.55 and HypoPT when it is below 1.78. These results demonstrate the reliability of this index to rule in/out primary parathyroid dysfunctions and remark the importance of measuring serum P in clinical practice.