Acromegaly
Reports from N. Sucunza and colleagues advance knowledge in acromegaly
Published in Elder Law Weekly, March 11th, 2009
"Clinical and biochemical variables and BC (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) were evaluated in 60 acromegalic patients (19 active, 41 controlled) and 105 controls, matched for age and gender. Acromegalic males (n = 24) had more total mass (89 +/- 13 vs 76.5 +/- 15.3 kg, P< 0.001), lean body mass (LBM: 64.6 +/- 8.7 vs 56.4 +/- 5.8 kg, P< 0.001), and bone mineral content (BMC; 2.9 +/- 0.5 vs 2.6 +/- 0.3 kg, P< 0.05) than controls (n = 33). Controlled male patients (n =...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2009-03-11)
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