Research Article
Body Image Disturbance in Acromegaly Patients Compared to Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma Patients and Controls
Table 2
Participant comorbidities.
| | | Acromegaly | NFA | Control |
| | Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 2 | | Impaired glucose tolerance | 3 | 0 | 1 | | Heart disease | 3 | 7 | 1 | | High cholesterol | 16 | 8 | 4 | | Thyroid problems | 10 | 10 | 1 | | Goitre | 2 | 1 | 0 | | Thyroidectomy | 2 | 2 | 1 | | Visual loss | 7 | 12 | 7 | | Ceased driving, visual loss | 4 | 2 | 1 | | Bowel polyps | 10 | 4 | 2 | | Bowel cancer | 3 | 0 | 0 | | Stroke | 2 | 2 | 3 | | TIA | 3 | 1 | 3 | | High blood pressure | 14 | 11 | 8 | | Carpal tunnel syndrome | 11 | 2 | 5 | | Arthritis | 15 | 13 | 2 | | Joint replacement | 3 | 3 | 2 | | Obstructive sleep apnoea | 10 | 3 | 0 | | Prescribed CPAP | 4 | 1 | 0 | | Cancer | 9 | 6 | 0 | | Types of cancer reported: | Squamous, prostate, breast, colon, skin | Prostate, brain | — | | Asthma | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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