Table 1. Demographic characteristics, clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients with craniopharyngioma at presentation.

Demographic characteristics
Patients (n)	152
Age at the time of diagnosis (year)	9.1±3.6
Sex
Female (n)	64 (42%)
Male (n)	88 (58%)
Height SDS	-1.9±1.5
Short stature at diagnosis
Female (n)	19 (height SD: -2.9±0.14)
Male (n)	20 (height SD: -3.1±0.20)
BMI SDS	0.7±1.6
Obesity at diagnosis
Female (n)	10 (BMI SD: 2.6±0.16)
Male (n)	25 (BMI SD: 2.7±0.15)
Pubertal status
Prepubertal (n)	110 (72%)
Pubertal (n)	42 (28%)
Symptoms at diagnosis
Headache	104 (68%)
Had vision problems
Reduced visual acuity	52 (34%)
Restricted vision	7 (5%)
Diplopia	2 (1%)
Nystagmus	2 (1%)
Impaired growth	23 (15%)
Nausea and vomiting	11 (7%)
Neurological symptoms	14 (9%)
Pubertal problems	4 (3%)
Hormone deficiencies in patients
TSH deficiency	121 (79%)
ACTH deficiency	106 (69%)
Central diabetes insipidus	95 (62.5%)
GH deficiency	83 (54.6%)
Gonadotropin deficiency	63 (41%)
Prolactin level (n=137)
- Elevated	48 (35%)
- Normal	68 (49.6%)
- Low	23 (16.7%)

BMI SDS: body mass index standard deviation (SD) score, ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency, TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone, GH: growth hormone