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. 2013 Apr 25;3:34. doi: 10.1186/2191-219X-3-34

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics

  HI
PI
Control subjects
p value
n = 6 n = 5 n = 6
Age (year)
51.0 ± 6.0
53.8 ± 6.1
49.7 ± 7.4
0.590
Male/female (n)
2/4
2/3
2/4
0.966
Body mass index, kg/(height)2
32.7 ± 10.1
29.3 ± 5.5
26.6 ± 2.0
0.333
ACTH deficiency, n (%)
6 (100)
5 (100)
0 (0)
 
GH deficiency, n (%)
5 (83.3)
5 (100)
0 (0)
 
TSH deficiency, n (%)
6 (100)
4 (80)
0 (0)
 
LH/FSH deficiency, n (%)
6 (100)
5 (100)
0 (0)
 
ADH deficiency, n (%) 2 (33.3) 0 0 (0)  

HI, patients with probable hypothalamic impairment, defined as having a history of surgery in the sellar region, cranial radiotherapy, and compression of the optic chiasm; PI, subjects with pituitary insufficiency but without a history of cranial surgery, radiotherapy, or compression of the optic chiasm.