Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the CDI and CC patients
| CDI (n) | CC (n) | HC (n) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 44.05 ± 3.6 | 51.69 ± 4.4 | 45.31 ± 3.8 | .382 | |
| Gender | 8 male | 6 male | 7 male | ||
| 12 female | 9 female | 13 female | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.72 ± 1.5 | 33.22 ± 1.7 | 27.66 ± 1.6 | .031 | |
| Hypopituitarism | Partial hypopituitarism | 8 | 12 | N/A | |
| Panhypopituitarism | 7 | 3 | |||
| Eupituitary | 5 | 0 | |||
| Tumour type | Craniopharyngioma | 9 | 1 | N/A | |
| Non-functioning pituitary adenoma | 2 | 5 | |||
| Somatotroph adenoma | 2 | 3 | |||
| Prolactinoma | 2 | 2 | |||
| Mammo-somatotroph adenoma | 1 | 1 | |||
| Corticotroph adenoma | 0 | 2 | |||
| Other | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hormone replacement | Desmopressin | 20 | 0 | N/A | |
| Hydrocortisone | 11 | 10 | |||
| Thyroxine | 14 | 8 | |||
| Growth hormone | 2 | 2 | |||
| Testosterone/oestrogen | 8 | 3 |