Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and clinical data of acromegalic patients.

	Tot. (20)	F (12)	M (8)
Age (years)	47 ± 12.7	51.5 ± 10.6	40.2 ± 13.3
BMI (kg/m2)	30.7 ± 6.6	30.4 ± 8.0	31.0 ± 4.2
Serum GH values (ng/ml)	18.3 ± 36.3	20.7 ± 39.9	6.1 ± 6.8
Serum IGF-1 values (ng/ml)	537.6 ± 556.4	464.2 ± 7.4	647.6 ± 595.3
Activity	12	7	5
Disease duration (years)	11± 9	14 ± 9	6 ± 6
Smokers	17	9	8
Suppressive therapy with LT4	3	2	1
Drugs	2	1	1
Familiarity	0	0	0
Menopause	5	5
Hypogonadism	4	1	3
Glucorticoid deficiency	2	1	1
Hypothiroidism	4	2	2