Research Article
Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil
Table 1
Socioeconomic variables, diagnosis, comorbidities, and treatment of patients with acromegaly, São Luís, state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2015.
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| | Sex (male/female) n (%) | 21/36 (36.8/63.2) | | Age (years) | 53.52 ± 12.20 | | Marital status n (%) | | | Single | 17 (29.8) | | Married | 25 (43.9) | | Stable union | 03 (05.3) | | Widowed | 06 (10.5) | | Divorced | 06 (10.5) | | Education level (years) | 9.38 ± 4.33 | | Occupation (%) | | | Active | 25 (43.9) | | Retired with remunerated activity | 01 (01.7) | | Unemployed | 05 (08.8) | | Retired/pensioner | 19 (33.3) | | Recipient of health benefits | 07 (12.3) | | Monthly income (minimum wages) | 3.51 ± 3.90 | | Time since diagnosis (months) | 90.64 ± 58.69 | | Comorbidity n (%) | | | Hypertension | 10 (17.5) | | Diabetes | 04 (07.1) | | Hypopituitarism | 03 (05.4) | | Hypertension and diabetes | 12 (21.3) | | Hypertension, diabetes, and hypopituitarism | 17 (28.3) | | None | 11 (20.4) | | Tumor size (micro/macro/unknown) | 15/41/01 (26.3/72.0/1.7) | | Use of medications (%) | | | Cabergoline | 05 (08.8) | | Octreotide LAR | 30 (52.7) | | Cabergoline and octreotide LAR | 13 (22.8) | | None | 09 (15.7) | | Surgery (yes/no) | 34/23 (59.65/40.35) | | Surgical route (transsphenoidal/transcranial/both) | 28/01/05 (82.3/2.9/14.8) | | Time since surgery (months) | 73.12 ± 37.70 | | Number of surgeries (one/two or more) | 27/07 (79.4/20.6) | | Radiotherapy (yes/no) | 03/54 (5.3/94.7) |
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Values are expressed as the mean and standard deviation. |
