Research Article

Mitotane-Induced Hyperlipidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients.

Variable

Mean age at diagnosis, (±standard deviation) 52.5 (±12.5)
Sex, number of patients (%)
 Male 12 (31.6)
 Female 26 (68.4)
Race, number of patients (%)
 White 32 (84.2)
 Black 3 (7.9)
 Hispanic 3 (7.9)
Median baseline body mass index, kg/m2 (range)*34.6 (20.3 to 54)
ACC stage, number of patients (%)
 I 2 (5.3)
 II 18 (47.4)
 III 13 (34.2)
 IV 5 (13.2)
Functional status of ACC, number of patients (%) Functional15 (39.5)
Hypercortisolism, number of patients (%) 7 (18.4)
Hyperaldosteronism, number of patients (%) 6 (15.8)
Hyperandrogenism, number of patients (%) 2 (5.3)
Nonfunctional, number of patients (%) 23 (60.5)
Mean baseline HDL-c, mg/dL (±standard deviation)53.3 (±16.3)
Baseline lipid therapy, number of patients (%)
 Yes 10 (26.3)
 No28 (73.7)

26 patients had information on BMI at baseline.