Table 2.
Neuroradiology of sella turcica and its relationship with age in patients stratified by gender.
| Empty sella |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Partial | Total | Partial + Total | Other abnorm. | |
| All (n = 104) | 65 (62.5%) | 15 (14.4%) | 23 (22.1%) | 38 (36.5%) | 1 (1.0%) |
| Males (n = 62) | 42 (67.8%) | 12 (19.3%) [12/19 = 63.2%] |
7 (11.3%) [7/19 = 36.8%] |
19 (30.6%) | 1 (1.6%) |
| Females (n = 42) | 23 (54.8%) | 3 (7.1%) [3/19 = 15.8%] |
16 (38.1%) [16/19 = 84.2%] |
19 (45.2 %) |
0 |
| Statistics |
χ2 = 1.80 P = 0.18 OR = 1.7 (0.8–3.9 |
19.3 vs 7.1% P = 0.096 OR = 3.1 (0.8–11.8) |
11.3 vs 38.1% χ2 = 10.4 P = 0.0012 OR = 0.21 (0.07–0.56) |
χ2 = 2.3 P = 0.13 OR = 1.9 (0. 9–4.2) |
N/A |
| Statistics | 84.2 vs 15.8% 36.8 vs 63.2% P = 0.0069 OR = 9.1, 95% CI 1.9–45.9 |
N/A | |||
| Age, years | |||||
| All (n = 104) | 58.4 ± 23.0 [64;18–93] |
55.8 ± 17.9 [56; 33–84] |
75.3 ± 18.8 [73; 41–91] |
67.6 ± 17.4 [71;33–91] |
48 |
| Males (n = 62) | 54.2 ± 23.6 [57;18–92] |
56.2 ± 20.1 [52.5; 33–84] |
80.3 ± 9.6 [86;67–91] |
65.1 ± 20.5 [71;33–91] |
48 |
| Females (n = 42) | 66.5 ± 20.3 [73; 22–93] |
54.0 ± 3.5 [56] 50–56 |
73.1 ± 12.9 [73] 41–90 |
70.1 ± 13.8 [72] 41–90 |
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| Statistics (Age) | |||||
| Males vs Females |
P = 0.035 (Normal) |
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| Normal vs Total empty sella |
P = 0.0011 (All) |
P = 0.005 (Males) |
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| Normal vs Partial + Total empty sella |
P = 0.035 (All) |
P = 0.08 (Males) |
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| Partial vs Total empty sella |
P = 0.0003 (All), P = 0.009 (Males) | ||||
Other abnormalities consists of increased volume of sella turcica, with the upper boundary of pituitary being mildly convex.
When χ2 is not given, difference was analyzed by the Fisher’s exact test. Values for odds ratio (OR) and, in parentheses, for 95% confidence interval are given. Borderline significant differences (P between 0.10 and 0.05) are typed bold-face italics, while statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) are typed bold-face.
In the comparisons concerning age, not to overload the Table, only borderline significant or statistically significant differences are given. Age comparisons involving females with partial empty sella were not done because of the small size of this group (n = 3).