Clinical Study
Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome Characteristics in Patients with Nonfunctional Pituitary Macroadenoma
Table 1
Characteristics of NFPMA patients (
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| | Age (mean ± DE) | 59.6 ± 10.2 | | Female, (%) | 26 (36) | | VFD at presentation, (%) | 55 (78) | | One transsphenoidal surgery, (%) | 31 (43.6) | | Two or more transsphenoidal surgery, (%) | 40 (56.3) | | Follow up (yr), mean ± SD | 10.2 ± 4.8 | | Three or more pituitary deficiencies, (%) | 38 (67.8) | | ACTH deficiency, (%) | 43 (62) | | TSH deficiency, (%) | 59 (86.7) | | LH/FSH deficiency, (%) | 45 (67) | | GH deficiency, (%) | 48 (88.8) |
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VFD: visual field defect.
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