Table 2.
Clinical manifestations of acromegaly at diagnosis as reported in population studies
| Reference | Presenting manifestations (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acral enlargement | Headaches | Coarse facial features/change of facial bones | Macro-glossia | Increased sweating | Skin thickening | Snoring | Arthralgias | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Tiredness | Visual field defects/visual disturbances | |
| Fernandez et al. [3] | 85.7 | NA | 71.4 | NA | 51.7 | NA | 28.6 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 14.3 | NA |
| Hoskuldsdottir et al. [7] | 78.8 | 55.8 | 71.2 | 46.2 | 44.2 | 38.5 | NA | 50 | NA | 38.5 | 34.6 |
NA not available