[Table/Fig-1]:

Demographic profile of the groups

	Diabetes mellitus n=87	Hypothyroidism n=43	Acromegaly n=36	Control n=50	p
Gender M/F	37/50	16/27	13/23	27/23	*
Dominant hand Left/Right	5/82	0/43	1/35	2/48	*
Age (mean±SD)	49±11	43±11	42±12	46±13	*
Height (mean±SD)	164±6	162±6	166±8	77±14	*
Weight (mean±SD)	71±11	74±13	77±14	73±14	*

* Not significant according to the significance tests p>0.05