Table 1 Diagnoses of Growth Hormone Deficiency in adulthood according to AIFA Note#39, as reported to the RNAOC-web platform by the clinical specialist centres from January 1st 2011 to December 31st 2019
From: Somatropin therapy in italian adults with growth hormone deficiency
Adulthood diagnoses | Subjects | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n. | % | n. | % | n. | % | ||
Hypopituitarism: idiopathic, autoimmune hypophysitis, post-cranio-encephalic trauma, surgery or irradiation for sellar or parasellar tumors, empty sella, Sheehan syndrome | 579 | 59.69 | 338 | 59.72 | 241 | 59.65 | |
Hypopituitarism: post total or partial hypophysectomy | 383 | 39.48 | 223 | 39.40 | 160 | 39.60 | |
Congenital GH deficiency with demonstrated genetic defect | 3 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.50 | |
Not included in Note#39 | 5 | 0.52 | 4 | 0.70 | 1 | 0.25 | |
Total | 970 | 566 | 404 | ||||