Table 3.

Symptoms at first presentation in hospital of pituitary apoplexy type A, B, and C patients

Symptom at first hospital presentation	Type A N = 51	Type B N = 22	Type C N = 25	Total N = 98	p-value
Any headache (N)	98.0 (49/50)	90.9 (20/22)	76.0 (19/25)	90.7 (88/97)	0.008
Acute onset < 3 days (N)	98.0 (48/49)	55.0 (11/20)	10.5 (2/19)	69.3 (61/88)	<0.001
No acute onset (N)	2.0 (1/49)	45.0 (9/20)	89.5 (17/19)	30.7 (27/88)	<0.001
Normal consciousness (N)	82.0 (41/50)	100 (22/22)	100 (25/25)	90.7 (88/97)	0.053
Slightly lowered (N)	12.0 (6/50)	0.0 (0/22)	0.0 (0/25)	6.2 (6/97)	0.053
Lowered (N)	6.0 (3/50)	0.0 (0/22)	0.0 (0/25)	3.1 (3/97)	0.053
Visual acuity ODS (SD)	0.72 (0,39)	0.90 (0.32)	1.02 (0.12)	0.84 (0.35)	0.002
Visual acuity of the worst eye (SD)	0.62 (0,44)	0.82 (0.36)	0.96 (0.16)	0.76 (0.39)	0.002
VFD (N)	66.7 (34/51)	63.6 (14/22)	32.0 (8/25)	57.1 (56/98)	0.013
CN. III, IV or VI palsy (N)	66.7 (34/51)	27.3 (6/22)	8.0 (2/25)	42.9 (42/98)	<0.001
Nausea (N)	58.8 (30/51)	40.9 (9/22)	8.0 (2/25)	41.8 (41/98)	<0.001
Vomiting (N)	56.9 (29/51)	27.3 (6/22)	8.0 (2/25)	37.8 (37/98)	<0.001
Fever without focus (N)	24.0 (12/50)	4.5 (1/22)	8.0 (2/25)	15.5 (15/97)	0.053
Loss of at least one axis (N)	80.4 (41/51)	68.2 (15/22)	60.0 (15/25)	72.4 (71/98)	0.153
Hypocortisolism (N)	62.7 (32/51)	31.8 (7/22)	36.0 (9/25)	49.0 (48/98)	0.017
Hypothyroidism (N)	64.7 (33/51)	59.1 (13/22)	40.0 (10/25)	57.1 (56/98)	0.121
Hypogonadism (N)	56.9 (29/51)	45.5 (10/22)	44.0 (11/25)	51.0 (50/98)	0.481
Hyposomatotropism (N)	39.2 (20/51)	18.2 (4/22)	15.0 (4/25)	28.6 (28/98)	0.052
Hyperprolactinemia (N)	11.8 (6/51)	36.4 (8/22)	44.0 (11/25)	25.5 (25/98)	0.004
Diabetes insipidus (N)	5.9 (3/51)	4.5 (1/22)	4.0 (1/25)	5.1 (5/98)	0.932

Data are presented as mean ± SD or % (N) unless stated otherwise. SD standard deviation, N number, ODS both left and right eye, VFD Visual field defects, CN Cranial nerve