Prevalence of hypocalcaemia in patients attending the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, South Western Nigeria

Nine hundred and two (902) patients were randomly selected for the study from the patients that reported in the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The period of study was two years. The prevalence of hypocalcaemia was 11.53% (serum calcium lev...

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Published in:African journal of biotechnology 2006-09, Vol.5 (18), p.1675-1677
Main Authors: Ogunkolo, O F, Ogunyemi, E O, Amballi, A A, Adenaike, F A
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Language:English
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Summary:Nine hundred and two (902) patients were randomly selected for the study from the patients that reported in the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The period of study was two years. The prevalence of hypocalcaemia was 11.53% (serum calcium level = 8.36 plus or minus 0.40 mg/100 ml), and reference range for serum calcium of our laboratory = 9-11 mg/100 ml (2.25 - 2.75 mmol/L). The causes of hypocalcaemia found in the study environment are renal failure (27.88%), postoperative cases - thyroidectomy (10.58%), gastroenteritis (8.65%), cardiovascular diseases (8.56%), malnutrition (8.65%), acute respiratory infection (6.73%), encephalitis (6.73%), hypoparathyroidism (4.81%), hepatic coma (3.85%) and other ailments (13.47%). The major cause of hypocalcaemia in the study environment is renal failure (Serum calcium level = 7.77 plus or minus 1.30 mg/100 ml).
ISSN:1684-5315
1684-5315