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 diseasesAcromegalyControls
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
Normal30/66 (45.5)35/66 (53.0)0.384

BMI
Obesity19/66 (28.8)36/121 (29.8)0.890
Overweight27/66 (40.9)53/121 (43.8)0.702
Normal20/66 (30.3)32/121 (26.4)0.574
Hypertension17/68 (25.0)29/121 (24.0)0.874
Hyperlipidemia20/38 (52.6)58/120 (48.3)0.644