Pre- and Postoperative Health Status of Patients with Nonfunctioning and Secretory Pituitary Adenomas and an Analysis of Related Factors

Table 3

Health status differences among patients with different subtypes of pituitary adenomas.

	Nonfunctioning adenomas	GH-secreting adenomas	ACTH-secreting adenomas
Physical component
PF	87.3 ± 18.3	85.3 ± 15.8	71.9 ± 27.7	0.448	0.003	0.011
RP	71.3 ± 40.3	62.5 (0, 100)	25 (0, 75)	0.002	<0.001	0.008
BP	82.2 ± 21.9	72.5 ± 23.2	74.6 ± 21.1	0.004	0.007	0.656
GHP	64.1 ± 20.9	49.4 ± 19.4	48.4 ± 19.7	<0.001	<0.001	0.808
Mental component
SF	79.1 ± 21.9	72.0 ± 21.5	61.4 ± 21.3	0.029	<0.001	0.021
MH	71.8 ± 19.0	64.7 ± 16.6	60.6 ± 22.2	0.010	0.003	0.290
RE	71.9 ± 39.0	66.7 (0, 100)	0 (0, 100)	<0.001	0.001	0.566
VT	73.2 ± 20.1	61.2 ± 21.8	59.3 ± 17.8	<0.001	<0.001	0.654

PF = physical functioning; RP = role limitations due to physical health problems; BP = bodily pain; GHP = general health perceptions; SF = social functioning; MH = general mental health; RE = role limitations due to emotional problems; VT = vitality-energy or fatigue; GH = growth hormone; ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone. : nonfunctioning adenomas vs. GH-secreting adenomas;  = nonfunctioning adenomas vs. ACTH-secreting adenomas;  = GH-secreting adenomas vs. ACTH-secreting adenomas. .