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. 2021 Feb 19;12:578802. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.578802

Table 4.

Clinical characteristics of each group.

Age(years) Men/Women% (number) ACTH level at diagnosis (pg/mL) Autoimmune disease Anti-corticotroph antibody % (number) Anti-FSC antibody % (number) Features
Thyroid disease % (number) Other than thyroid disease % (number)
Group A
(N = 15, 52%) 		60.9 ± 10.3 100/0
(15/0)		 2.2 ± 5.6 47
(7/15)		 20
(3/15)		 73
(11/15)		 0
(0/15)

  • Middle-aged or elderly men

  • Anti-thyroid antibody (+)

  • Anti-corticotroph antibody (+)

  • Low ACTH level

Group B
(N = 10, 34%) 		45.3 ± 11.2 0/100
(0/10)		 3.8 ± 5.8 30
(3/10)		 30
(3/10)		 60
(6/10)		 0
(0/10)

  • Middle-aged women

  • Anti-corticotroph antibody (+)

  • Low ACTH level

Group C
(N = 4, 14%) 		72.8 ± 3.8 100/0
(4/0)		 21.1 ± 10.3 25
(1/4)		 0
(0/4)		 25
(1/4)		 50
(2/4)

  • Elderly men

  • Anti-FSC antibody (+)

  • Relatively high ACTH level