About 15% of patients with parathyroid gland enlargement from chronic kidney disease still require surgery within 10 years of starting dialysis, even with calcimimetics treatment. Surgical failure rates can reach 28%, often due to missed ectopic or supernumerary glands.
A large national study of U.S. women ages 12 to 49 found that higher levels of testosterone and sex hormone–binding globulin were linked to lower odds of metabolic syndrome, with differences observed across racial and ethnic groups.
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