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Table 2 Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis in Primary and Secondary Adrenal Malignancy In Patients Admitted to Hospital in NSW

From: The epidemiology of primary and secondary adrenal malignancies and associated adrenal insufficiency in hospitalised patients: an analysis of hospital admission data, NSW, Australia

 

Adrenal Insufficiency

N = 182

Adrenal Crisis

N = 24

N (%)

N (%)

Adrenal Malignancy

 Primary

21 (11.5)

5 (20.8)

 Secondary

161 (88.5)

19 (79.2)

Population Frequency /10,000,000/Year

 Average

20.8

2.7

Age (years)

 18–29

1 (1.2)

 30–39

4 (2.2)

 40–49

20 (11.0)

2 (8.3)

 50–59

32 (17.6)

3 (12.5)

 60–69

50 (27.5)

5 (20.8)

 70–79

57 (31.3)

14 (58.3)

 80+

18 (9.9)

 Mean (sd)

65.7 (12.5)

68.7 (10.3)

Gender

 Male

121 (66.5)

20 (83.3) *

 Female

61 (33.5)

4 (16.6)

Admission Length (days)

 Median

7

7

 Range (IQR)

9

11.25

In-Patient Mortality

25 (13.2)

4 (16.7)

Associated Symptoms

 Hyperkalaemia

23 (12.6)

5 (20.8)

 Hyponatremia

27 (14.8)

4 (16.7)

 Hypotension

50 (27.5)

9 (37.5)

 Hypoglycaemia

7 (3.8)

  1. * p < 0.05