Research Article
Body Image Disturbance in Acromegaly Patients Compared to Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma Patients and Controls
Table 2
Participant comorbidities.
| ā | 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 | ā | Asthma | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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