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Table 6 Worries about long-term effects reported by patients with adrenal insufficiency in an international patient survey

From: Current practice of glucocorticoid replacement therapy and patient-perceived health outcomes in adrenal insufficiency - a worldwide patient survey

  

Primary AI

Secondary AI

Respondents

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Any worry

Yes

612 (75%)

93 (82%)

740 (76%)

N

N = 819

N = 113

N = 977

Pre-specified long-term effects

Osteoporosis

477 (79%)

76 (82%)

578 (79%)

Obesity

374 (62%)

72 (77%)

464 (64%)

Fatigue

301 (50%)

63 (68%)

381 (52%)

Cardiovascular

258 (43%)

58 (62%)

334 (46%)

Infectious disease

230 (38%)

52 (56%)

300 (41%)

Other

117 (20%)

15 (16%)

138 (19%)

N

N = 601

N = 93

N = 728