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. 2020 Jul 30;9(8):824–833. doi: 10.1530/EC-20-0176

Table 5.

Characteristics of patients according to disease control.

Variables Controlled acromegaly (n = 15) Uncontrolled acromegaly (n = 14) P value
Age (years) 60.9 ± 18.6 57.3 ± 13.2 0.56
Male, n 6 7 0.72
Time from diagnosis (years) 15.2 ± 12.6 11.3 ± 13.1 0.21
Number of complications 3.3 ± 1.5 4.1 ± 1.8 0.24
Current GH (ng/mL) 1.00 ± 0.99 3.22 ± 3.12 0.03
Current IGF-1 (UNL) 0.57 ± 0.26 1.50 ± 0.44 <0.0001
Total AcroQoL (%) 71.2 ± 14.0 67.5 ± 18.6 0.59
EPICES 17.8 ± 17.9 8.4 ± 11.0 0.21
DFMT index 20.9 ± 8.4 17.1 ± 6.8 0.20
Gingivitis, n 9 7 0.72
Periodontitis , n 10 8 0.71
Thick gingival biotype, n 4 5 0.70
Add-GOHAI 51.5 ± 6.8 50.2 ± 9.3 0.69
SC-GOHAI 3.3 ± 3.0 3.4 ± 3.4 0.97

Data are given as absolute numbers or mean ± s.d. For statistical tests see ‘Methods’.

UNL: fold of the upper normal limit.