Table 2 Surgical remission rates of patients with acromegaly
Preoperative medical therapy | Primary surgery | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Remission rate for GH | Total (%) | 46/81 (56.8) | 143/277 (51.6) | 0.41 |
Microadenoma (%) | 10/10 (100) | 18/29 (62.1) | 0.037 | |
Macroadenoma (%) | 36/71 (50.7) | 125/248 (50.4) | 0.96 | |
Remission rate for IGF-1 | Total (%) | 32/79 (40.5) | 83/255 (32.6) | 0.19 |
Microadenoma (%) | 6/10 (60) | 10/28 (35.7) | 0.267 | |
Macroadenoma (%) | 26/69 (37.7) | 73/227 (32.2) | 0.39 |