Figure 3.

Comparison of dte between patients and controls.

Dte – deceleration time; ns – no significant difference; * - statistically significant difference between patients and their corresponding controls; group 1 – normotensive patients with controlled acromegaly, men n=6, females n=15; group 2 –hypertensive patients with controlled acromegaly, men n=16, females n=26; group 3- normotensive patients with active acromegaly, men n=18, females n=18; group 4 – hypertensive patients with active acromegaly, men n=16, females n=31. All controls match by number, age and presence of arterial hypertension the corresponding patient group.