Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients in our study cohort.
| Number of patients = 11 | |
|---|---|
| Age (yr, ± SD) | 61.9 ± 18.9 |
| Sex (female/male) | 9/2 |
| BMI (kg/m2, ± SD) | 26.7 ± 5.2 |
| Hormonal deficiencies | |
| Deficiency of ACTH (%) | 54.5 |
| Deficiency of TSH (%) | 54.5 |
| Deficiency of LH (%) | 45.5 |
| Deficiency of FSH (%) | 45.5 |
| Central diabetes insipidus (%) | 9.1 |
| Deficiency of GH (%) | 100 |
| Replacement therapies | |
| Hydrocortisone (%) | 54.5 |
| Levothyroxine (%) | 63.6# |
| HCG/HMG (%) | 0 |
| Testosterone/estradiol (%) | 0 |
| Desmopressin (%) | 9.1 |
| GH (%) | 100 |
| Periods of GH replacement therapy (yr, ± SD) | 6.9 ± 2.9 |
ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone, FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone, GH = growth hormone, HCG = human chorionic gonadotrophin, HMG = human menopausal gonadotropin, LH = luteinizing hormone, TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone.
#One patient took levothyroxine for primary hypothyroidism.