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Increased fracture frequency in adult patients with hypopituitarism and GH deficiency.
European Journal of Endocrinology 1997 September
Fracture frequency was studied in 107 hypopituitary patients with GH deficiency (GHD) (69 men, mean age 53 years, range 18-74 and 38 women, mean age 54 years, range 31-73). Routine hormonal replacement therapy was given, except GH. Five male patients and 15 female patients with untreated hypogonadism were allocated to a separate group. The mean duration of hypopituitarism was 13.4 years. The prevalence of a history of fractures was assessed using questionnaires. A subsample of the Göteborg WHO MONICA Project was used as a reference population (n = 323). The total fracture frequency was threefold higher (P < 0.001) in patients (24.1%) compared with controls (8.7%) (odds ratio 3.49) (1.85-6.56; 95% confidence intervals). In men (n = 64) the fracture frequency was 25.0%, compared with 7.8% among the controls (P < 0.001). In women (n = 23) the fracture frequency was 21.7%, compared with 9.5% among the controls (P = 0.08). The odds ratios for fracture frequency were 3.97 (1.81-8.40; 95% confidence intervals) and 2.64 (0.89-7.81; 95% confidence intervals) in men and women respectively. In conclusion, adult hypopituitary patients with GHD had a threefold increased fracture frequency compared with controls. Further studies are needed to ascertain whether long-term recombinant human GH treatment can reduce the fracture rate in hypopituitary patients with GHD.
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