Table 1.
Prevalence of complications and their distribution in genders.
| Complication | Number of patients | % | F/M | %F | %M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid disorders | 133 | 74 | 90/43 | 76 | 72 |
| Hypertension | 103 | 58 | 72/31 | 61 | 52 |
| Goiter | 93 | 52 | 65/28 | 55 | 47 |
| Joint degeneration | 72 | 40 | 46/26 | 39 | 43 |
| Hypopituitarism | 66 | 37 | 36/30 | 30 | 50 |
| Secondary hypogonadism | 33 | 18 | 13/20 | 11 | 33 |
| Secondary adrenal insufficiency | 46 | 26 | 25/21 | 21 | 35 |
| Secondary hypothyroidism | 40 | 22 | 21/19 | 18 | 32 |
| Panhypopituitarism | 18 | 10 | 6/12 | 5 | 20 |
| Changes in echocardiograms* | 61 | 34 | 36/25 | 30 | 42 |
| Prediabetes** | 61 | 34 | 33/28 | 28 | 47 |
| Diabetes*** | 59 | 33 | 44/15 | 37 | 25 |
| Cholelithiasis | 51 | 28 | 36/15 | 30 | 25 |
| Arrhythmias | 35 | 20 | 20/15 | 17 | 25 |
| Osteoporosis | 22 | 12 | 15/7 | 13 | 12 |
| Nephrolithiasis | 22 | 12 | 13/9 | 11 | 15 |
| Colonic polyps | 21 | 12 | 13/8 | 11 | 13 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 12 | 7 | 11/1 | 9 | 2 |
| Heart failure | 11 | 6 | 6/5 | 5 | 8 |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 8 | 4 | 7/1 | 6 | 2 |
| Sleep apnea | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 |
*Left ventricular and interventricular septum hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, valvular defects – mainly mitral valve regurgitation, improper atrial and ventricular dimensions.
**Diagnostic criteria were: fasting plasma glucose between 100 and 125 mg/dL or two-hour plasma glucose value between 140 and 199 mg/dL.
***Diagnostic criteria were: fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL repeated twice or two-hour plasma glucose value of ≥200 mg/dL during a 75-g oral glucose test (OGTT), or symptomatic hyperglycemia (weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia) and blood glucose ≥200 mg/dL.