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Table 2 The biochemical features of patients with pituitary adenoma

From: Cyclooxygenase enzyme and PGE2 expression in patients with functional and non-functional pituitary adenomas

Demographic features

NFPA

Acromegaly

Cushing

Prolactinoma

Age

55.12 ± 5.12

45.23 ± 3.2

35.7 ± 2.3

44 ± 9.44

Tumor size

29.02 ± 3.2

16.02 ± 1.08

9.31 ± 1.42

28.7 ± 2.14

Blood Sugar (100-145 mg/dl)

156 ± 7.7

154.2 ± 10.2

215 ± 23.20

118 ± 21.43

Na (135–145 mmol/L)

143.2 ± 1.99

143.1 ± 1.15

152.7 ± 5.2

141 ± 3.44

K (3.5–5.5 mmol/L)

3.9 ± 0.36

3.9 ± 0.13

3.7 ± 0.3

3.45 ± 0.32

Urea (14-43 mg/dl)

43.91 ± 6.7

41.6 ± 3.7

45.60 ± 8.5

32.15 ± 3.6

WBC (4–10*1000/mm3)

9.4 ± 0.5

8.01 ± 0.41

10.4 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.3

Prolactin

Men: 87–392 mIU/L

309.1 ± 100

719 ± 41

227 ± 23

38,920 ± 20

Women

productive age: 132–498 mIU/L

Post menopause: 90–392 mIU/L

701.5 ± 25

945 ± 52

325 ± 42

44,684 ± 15

Growth Hormone

 Women:0.126–9.88 ng/ml

0.2 ± 0.05

12.03 ± 3.25

0.1 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.03

 Men:0.03–2.47 ng/ml

0.25 ± 0.03

7.62 ± 1.4

0.32 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.02

ACTH (7.2–63.3 pg/ml)

24.15 ± 6

41.47 ± 6.13

192.7 ± 52.14

29.7 ± 11

Cortisol (morning)6.2–19.4 μg/dl

11.22 ± 3.77

20.11 ± 4.5

34.43 ± 8.2

7.22 ± 1.2

Testosterone

 Men:2.5–10 ng/ml

2.3 ± 1.7

1.02 ± 0.06

1.4 ± 1.02

1.2 ± 0.2

 women:0.2–0.95 ng/ml

0.23 ± 0.05

0.24 ± 0.16

0.09 ± 0.5

0.11 ± 0.6

IGF-1

53-234 ng/ml

172.8 ± 22.4

662.9 ± 52.14

236 ± 22

95.4 ± 3.4