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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Sci. 2009 Sep;338(3):190–195. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a84bde

Table 7.

Effect of obesity on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in hypopituitary patients and controls

Hypopituitary patients Controls
BMI Risk Factors BMI < 30, n=41 BMI ≥ 30, n=100 P-value BMI < 30, n=42 BMI ≥ 30, n=99 P-value
Blood Pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg 35 89 >0.5 27 83 <0.01
Blood glucose ≥ 140 mg/dL 26 70 >0.4 19 83 <0.0001
Triglyceride ≥ 150g/dL 31 84 >0.2 27 80 <0.04
HDL ≤ 40 mg/dL 34 86 >0.6 24 80 <0.004
Metabolic syndrome 33 89 >0.1 16 83 <0.0001