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. 2021 Apr 2;106(8):e2953–e2967. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab216

Table 5.

Causes of mortality by patient

Patient Number Type of Lipodystrophy Gender Country Age at Death Cause(s) of Mortalitya
Metreleptin-treated
 MT 1 CGL Female US 29 ESRD
 MT 2 CGL Female US 45 ESRD
 MT 3 AGL Female US 15 Hepatorenal failure
 MT 4 AGL Male US 50 Heart failure; kidney failure
 MT 5 AGL Male US 69 Lymphoma
 MT 6 CGL Female US 19 Heart failure
 MT 7 CGL Female US 25 ESLD
 MT 8 CGL Female US 18 ESLD
 MT 9 AGL Female US 20 ESLD
 MT 10 CGL Female US 20 ESLD
 MT 11 CGL Female US 23 Heart failure
 MT 12 FPLD Female US 31 Respiratory failure
Metreleptin-naïve
 MN 1 CGL Male US 32 Atypical interstitial pneumonitis; respiratory failure
 MN 2 CGL Male Turkey 44 Died after coronary artery bypass grafting operation
 MN 3 CGL Female Turkey 62 Myocardial infarction
 MN 4 CGL Female Turkey 26 Diabetic foot infection
 MN 5 CGL Female US 30 Cardiac arrest due to underlying nonischemic cardiomyopathy
 MN 6 CGL Female Brazil 16 Sepsis
 MN 7 CGL Female US 18 Heart failure related to valvular stenosis
 MN 8 CGL Female Brazil 15 Septic shock
 MN 9 CGL Female Turkey 60 Stroke
 MN 10 FPLD Male Turkey 35 Not documented
 MN 11 FPLD Female US 39 Not documented
 MN 12 FPLD Female US 69 Probable kidney failure

Abbreviations: AGL, acquired generalized lipodystrophy; CGL, congenital generalized lipodystrophy; ESLD, end-stage liver disease; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; FPLD, familial partial lipodystrophy.

a As reported in patient medical records and by study investigators.