Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with adrenal crisis at admission

		ALL
		(n = 504)
Age(years)	Median(IQR)	71 (59–80)
	<40 yr	47 (9.3)
	≧40 yr. <60 yr	88 (17.5)
	≧60 yr. <80 yr	236 (46.8)
	≧80 yr	133 (26.4)
Male		255 (50.6)
Disease	Adrenocortical insufficiency	264 (52.4)
	Adrenal crisis	194 (38.5)
	Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency	28 (5.6)
	Post-procedural adrenocortical hypofunction	10 (2.0)
	Steroid withdrawal syndrome	5 (1.0)
	Iatrogenic adrenocortical insufficiency	3 (0.6)
Department	Internal medicine	255 (50.6)
	Neurosurgery	94 (18.7)
	Urology	18 (3.6)
	Others	137 (27.2)
Season	Jan - March	149 (29.6)
	April–June	112 (22.2)
	July - Sept	112 (22.2)
	Oct - Dec	131 (26.0)

Abbreviation: IQR Interquartile