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. 2023 Jul 26;26(5):551–560. doi: 10.1007/s11102-023-01343-2

Table 2.

A comparison of Cushing’s disease features at baseline and at the last follow-up examination

Feature Disease state at the last follow-up Baseline n/tot (%) Last follow-up n/tot (%) p
Hypertension Remission 50/63 (79.4%) 20/63 (31.7%)  < 0.001*
Persistence 38/42 (90.5%) 35/42 (83.3%) 0.371
Dyslipidaemia Remission 23/46 (50.0%) 14/46 (30.4%) 0.039*
Persistence 13/20 (65.0%) 14/20 (70.0%) 1
Diabetes/prediabetes Remission 25/55 (45.5%) 15/55 (27.3%) 0.009*
Persistence 17/28 (60.7%) 17/28 (60.7%) 1
Obesity/overweight Remission 38/54 (70.4%) 26/54 (48.1%) 0.0015*
Persistence 23/28 (82.1%) 22/28 (78.6%) 1

n: the number of patients presenting the condition; tot: the total number of patients presenting persistence or remission at the last follow-up examination. *p < 0.05.