Research Article

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey

Table 4

Clinical characteristics and tumor types categorized by size in 828 operated patients.

≤2 cm ()>2, ≤4 cm ()>4, ≤6 cm ()>6 cm ()

Gender, male/female, N79/80181/21780/6466/61
Age, median (IQR), y51 (45, 59)51 (44, 58)47 (37, 56)44 (34, 53)
BMI, median (IQR), kg/m225.65 (23.38, 27.94)25.85 (23.12, 28.40)24.26 (22.06, 26.58)24.42 (21.19, 26.64)
Type of tumor, N (%)
 Nonfunctional adenoma84 (52.83)189 (47.49)21 (14.58)10 (7.87)
 Subclinical Cushing syndrome19 (11.95)70 (17.59)11 (7.64)2 (1.57)
 Primary hyperaldosteronism29 (18.24)12 (3.02)0 (0)0 (0)
 Pheochromocytoma7 (4.40)57 (14.32)59 (40.97)43 (33.85)
 Paragangliomas/ganglioneuromas2 (1.26)14 (3.52)11 (7.64)13 (10.24)
 Myelolipoma2 (1.26)12 (7.55)12 (8.33)12 (9.45)
 Cyst5 (3.14)25 (6.28)11 (7.64)4 (3.15)
 Adrenal cortical carcinoma0 (0)1 (0.25)1 (0.69)12 (9.45)
 Other malignant tumors1 (0.63)2 (0.50)7 (4.86)13 (10.24)
 Others10 (6.3)15 (3.77)11 (7.64)19 (14.96)