Table 3.
Postoperative BMD Z score changes in patients with acromegaly.
| Before surgery | After surgery | Control | P1 | P2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1-Z | 0.600 ± 1.134 | 0.231 ± 1.176 | −0.186 ± 1.116 | 0.037 | 0.292 |
| L2-Z | 0.546 ± 1.385 | −0.046 ± 1.212 | −0.190 ± 1.110 | 0.006 | 0.720 |
| L3-Z | 0.500 ± 1.466 | 0.115 ± 1.289 | 0.279 ± 1.234 | 0.029 | 0.703 |
| L4-Z | 0.477 ± 1.705 | 0.008 ± 1.552 | 0.231 ± 1.392 | 0.031 | 0.661 |
| L1–L4-Z | 0.539 ± 1.433 | 0.046 ± 1.279 | 0.059 ± 1.150 | 0.012 | 0.976 |
| L2–L4-Z | 0.508 ± 1.532 | 0.023 ± 1.357 | 0.128 ± 1.202 | 0.012 | 0.814 |
| Femoral neck-Z | 1.023 ± 1.073 | 1.269 ± 1.085 | 0.332 ± 0.796 | 0.019 | 0.012 |
| Ward triangle-Z | 0.231 ± 1.154 | 0.331 ± 1.261 | −0.232 ± 0.830 | 0.240 | 0.160 |
| Trochanter-Z | 0.415 ± 1.049 | 0.477 ± 1.042 | −0.082 ± 0.855 | 0.619 | 0.107 |
| Total hip-Z | 0.585 ± 1.130 | 0.777 ± 1.173 | 0.193 ± 0.787 | 0.040 | 0.121 |
The patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma were regarded as the control. P1: p value of the comparison between preoperative and postoperative BMD; P2: p value of the comparison between the postoperative and control group.