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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics by presenting status

From: Long-term treatment outcomes of acromegaly patients presenting biochemically-uncontrolled at a tertiary pituitary center

 

Presenting Uncontrolled Without Prior Treatment for Acromegaly

n = 40 (54.1%)

Presenting Uncontrolled with Prior Treatment for Acromegaly

n = 34 (45.9%)

All

N = 74

Age at index date, yeara

 mean

44.7

50.1

47.2

 (SD)

(15.5)

(15.6)

(15.6)

Age at diagnosis, yearb

 n

35

31

66

 mean

43.8

42.5

43.2

 (SD)

(15.5)

(14.0)

(14.7)

Female

 n

16

16

32

 (%)

(40.0)

(47.1)

(43.2)

Race/ethnicity

 Caucasian

  n

30

25

55

  (%)

(75.0)

(73.5)

(74.3)

 Asian

  n

5

5

10

  (%)

(12.5)

(14.7)

(13.5)

 Hispanic

  n

4

4

8

  (%)

(10.0)

(11.8)

(10.8)

 Other

  n

1

0

1

  (%)

(2.5)

(0.0)

(1.4)

Years of follow-up at center

 mean

5.1

8.5

6.7

 (SD)

(4.4)

(5.7)

(5.3)

 min - max

0.3–23.0

0.2–21.3

0.2–23.0

 median

4.2

7.8

4.9

Tumor Sizec

  n

36

29

65

 Macroadenoma

  n

33

26

59

  (%)

(91.7)

(89.7)

(90.8)

 Microadenoma

  n

3

3

6

  (%)

(8.3)

(10.3)

(9.2)

Abnormal finding on MRI or CT

 n

25

15

40

 (%)

(62.5)

(44.1)

(54.1)

Hormonal Abnormalities

 Prolactin elevation

  n

0

1

1

  (%)

(0.0)

(2.9)

(1.4)

 Adrenal insufficiency

  n

4

3

7

  (%)

(10.0)

(8.8)

(9.5)

 Gonadal insufficiency

  n

5

4

9

  (%)

(12.5)

(11.8)

(12.2)

 Hypothyroidism

  n

4

6

10

  (%)

(10.0)

(17.6)

(13.5)

  1. aIndex date was defined as the first visit the center;
  2. b66 patients had information about age at diagnosis;
  3. c65 patients had tumor size available in the patient medical record; percent among non-missing observations