Table 3.
Comparison of anterior pituitary hormone levels.
| Hormonecategories | Perioperative fluctuation | Tumor resection a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative Mean ± SD(n=215) | Postoperative Mean ± SD(n=215) | p-value | STR Mean ± SD(n=49) | GTR Mean ± SD(n=151) | p-value | |
| GH | 0.24 ± 0.29 | 0.69 ± 1.00 | <0.001↑ | 0.48 ± 0.46 | 0.78 ± 1.14 | 0.07↑ |
| TSH | 1.75 ± 1.24 | 0.96 ± 0.90 | <0.001↓ | 1.01 ± 0.94 | 0.93 ± 0.83 | 0.58 |
| FSH | 6.49 ± 5.80 | 4.94 ± 3.84 | 0.001↓ | 4.69 ± 4.09 | 5.20 ± 3.72 | 0.41 |
| LH | 2.66 ± 2.22 | 2.61 ± 2.42 | 0.96 | 2.29 ± 3.45 | 2.82 ± 2.57 | 0.25 |
| PRL | 11.90 ± 7.12 | 5.19 ± 3.87 | <0.001↓ | 6.27 ± 4.65 | 4.94 ± 3.44 | 0.03↓ |
| ACTH | 21.86 ± 14.04 | 21.11 ± 18.33 | 0.77 | 21.97 ± 17.68 | 20.80 ± 21.64 | 0.73 |
a
Postoperative hormone levels.
GTR, gross total resection; SD, standard deviation; STR, subtotal resection.
The bold values represent statistical significance (p < 0.05).