TY - JOUR
T1 - Patients Diagnosed With Severe Adult GH Deficiency Using The Insulin Tolerance Test, Arginine Or Glucagon Stimulation Tests Share Similar Clinical Features
AU - Toogood, Andy
AU - Brabant, Georg
AU - Maiter, Dominique
AU - Jonsson, Björn
AU - Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla
AU - Koltowska-Haggstrom, Maria
AU - Rasmussen, Åse Krogh
AU - Buchfelder, Michael
AU - Saller, Bernhard
AU - Biller, Beverly M K
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Objective: To determine whether the ITT, arginine (AST) and glucagon stimulation tests (GST) identify patients who have similar features of GH deficiency using a diagnostic threshold of 3 µg/l.Patients and Methods: 5453 tests were available from 4,867 patients registered in the KIMS database (49.9% females, ITT = 3111, AST = 1390, GST = 952). Comparisons were made for GH peak, BMI, lipids, waist circumference, waist:hip ratio and quality of life (QoL-AGHDA questionnaire).Results. There were significant (p
AB - Objective: To determine whether the ITT, arginine (AST) and glucagon stimulation tests (GST) identify patients who have similar features of GH deficiency using a diagnostic threshold of 3 µg/l.Patients and Methods: 5453 tests were available from 4,867 patients registered in the KIMS database (49.9% females, ITT = 3111, AST = 1390, GST = 952). Comparisons were made for GH peak, BMI, lipids, waist circumference, waist:hip ratio and quality of life (QoL-AGHDA questionnaire).Results. There were significant (p
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.4158/EP11146.OR
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4158/EP11146.OR
M3 - Journal article
SP - 1
EP - 26
JO - Endocrine Practice
JF - Endocrine Practice
SN - 1530-891X
ER -