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Table 1 General characteristics of the included sample

From: Associations between paraclinical parameters, symptoms and quality of life in patients with acromegaly: a cross sectional study

Total number of patients

31

Women (%)

24 (77.4%)

Men (%)

7 (22.6%)

Mean age

51.35 (± 12.5)

Mean disease duration/years since diagnosis

9.7 (± 8.97)

Surgical treatment

27 (87%)

Patients currently under medical treatment

28 (90%)

Patients who underwent radiotherapy

11 (35%)

Macroadenoma

24 (77.5%)

Microadenoma

7 (22.5%)

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

31.47 (± 7.04)

  1. BMI Body mass index. For the variables expressed as means we expressed the standard deviations in parentheses