Research Article
Serum Levels of Asprosin, a Novel Adipokine, Are Significantly Lowered in Patients with Acromegaly
Table 2
Proportions of metabolic diseases in acromegaly patients.
| Metabolic diseases | Acromegaly | Controls | | N/total (%) | N/total (%) |
| Glucose metabolism | Diabetes (DM) | 19/66 (28.8) | 7/66 (10.6) | 0.009 | Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) | 17/66 (25.8) | 24/66 (36.4) | 0.188 | Normal | 30/66 (45.5) | 35/66 (53.0) | 0.384 |
| BMI | Obesity | 19/66 (28.8) | 36/121 (29.8) | 0.890 | Overweight | 27/66 (40.9) | 53/121 (43.8) | 0.702 | Normal | 20/66 (30.3) | 32/121 (26.4) | 0.574 | Hypertension | 17/68 (25.0) | 29/121 (24.0) | 0.874 | Hyperlipidemia | 20/38 (52.6) | 58/120 (48.3) | 0.644 |
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