Table 3 Characteristics of dialysis subgroups identified at time of secondar
y hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) diagnosis: variables used to cluster dialysis patients at time of SHPT diagnosis aGroup 1: “intermediate” patients, Group 2: younger patients with severe comorbidities, Group 3: elderly patients with few cardiovascular comorbidities, Group 4: patients who initiated cinacalcet; bParathyroidectomy Assessment of Symptoms questionnaire; cParathyroid hormone; dResults are presented as mean ± SD; pcorresponds to ANOVA.