Table 2.

Characteristics including previous treatment and hormone substitution in 23 patients with acromegaly.

	Patients (n = 23)
	Median (range)
Men/women (n)	10/13
Current age (years)	68.5 (34–81)
Age at diagnosis (years)	49.5 (28–72)
Years since diagnosis	13.5 (1–38)
Surgery (no of patients)	16
Surgery (quantity/patient)	1 (0–5)
Radiotherapy (n)	3
Somatostatin therapy (n)	22
Duration of somatostatin therapy (years)	13 (1–27)
Dopaminagonist (n)	5
GH-receptor antagonist (n)	2
GH therapy (n)	0
Testosterone substitution (n)	4
Thyroxine substitution (n)	4
Cortisone substitution (n)	3
Hypertension (n)	15
Diabetes type 2 (n)	3
Cardiac failure	1

GH, growth hormone; n, numbers.