. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 31.

Published in final edited form as: AACE Clin Case Rep. 2016 Autumn;2(4):e351–e357. doi: 10.4158/EP15945.CR

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Cohort

Characteristic	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4	Mean
Age (years)	20	24	23	20	21.75
BMI (kg/m²)	12.4	12	13	18	13.85
Weight loss (pounds)	45	141	35	130	87.75
Weight loss per month (pounds/month)	15	11.75	17.5	21.6	16.48
Temperature (°C)	34.4	35.9	33.9	36.4	35.2
Heart rate (beats per minute)	30	60	30	39	39.75
Blood pressure (mm Hg)	90/50	74/48	94/68	90/60	87/57
Admission diagnosis	Bradycardia	Bradycardia	Bradycardia	Bradycardia
Endocrinopathies	Hypogonadism Hypothyroidism Cortisol resistance^a Low IGF-1 Hypoglycemia	Hypogonadism Hypothyroidism Cortisol resistance^a Hypoglycemia High bone turnover	Hypogonadism Hypothyroidism Hypoglycemia	Cortisol resistance^a

Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor 1.

Cortisol resistance is suspected based on elevated cortisol levels with normal adrenocorticotropic hormone levels.