Clinical Study

Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome Characteristics in Patients with Nonfunctional Pituitary Macroadenoma

Table 2

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of patients with NFPMA.

At diagnosisAt the last visit

Age (y), mean ± SD54.3 ± 13.761.9 ± 10.50.01
Weight (kg), mean ± SD76.20 ± 1374.7 ± 13.60.37
BMI (kg/m2), median (IR)29.3 (26.5–31.4)29 (26.4–32)0.49
Waist circumference (cm), mean ± SDMale: 92.1 ± 12.6Male: 91.9 ± 13.50.32
Female: 89.6 ± 10.3Female: 90.3 ± 11.00.43
Glucose (mg/dL), median (IR)94 (86–99)96 (85–115)0.20
Insulin (UI/dL), median (IR)13.7 (8.1–25)16 (7.5–31.5)0.57
HOMA-IR, median (IR)3.0 (1.8–6.4)4.9 (1.9–16.6)0.41
HbA1c (%), median (IR)6.3 (5.8–6.5)6 (5.7–7.4)0.89
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD117 ± 14114 ± 14.50.53
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD74.6 ± 9.470 ± 15.50.26
Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± SD210 ± 46199 ± 350.08
HDL-C (mg/dL), median (IR)43 (35–52)45 (38–50)0.21
LDL-C (mg/dL), mean ± SD121.8 ± 50120 ± 310.68
Triglycerides, mean ± SD221 ± 121171 ± 670.02