Common risk factors in the development of hypercalcemia include postmenopausal women, age group 50-60 year, family history of hyperparathyroidism, history of familial syndromes, and renal diseases.

Common risk factors in the development of hypercalcemia include:

• Postmenopausal women
• Age group 50-60 years
• Family history of hyperparathyroidism
• History of familial syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, type 2A or type 4; familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroid-jaw tumor syndrome

Common risk factors in the development of hypercalcemia in chronic renal failure include:^[1]

• High serum phosphorus expression levels
• Low serum creatinine expression levels
• Low serum calcium expression levels
• Female gender
• Hypertension

Common risk factors in the development of hypercalcemia post renal transplantation include:^[2]

• Elderly individuals
• Longer duration of dialysis

Less common risk factors in the development of hypecalcemia include:

• History of current or past lithium use^[3]
• Exposure to head and neck radiation

Less common risk factors in the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal failure include:^[1]

• Acidosis
• Anemia
• Hyperlipidemia
• Micro-inflammation (C reactive protein)