Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2019; 25(14): 1741-1752
Published online Apr 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i14.1741
Table 2 Etiology of hypopituitarism and distribution of pituitary deficiencies in our patients n (%)
NAFLD (-) (n = 23)NAFLD (+)
NAFLD (n = 20)Cirrhosis (n = 7)
EtiologyCongenital hypopituitarism7 (30.4)9 (45.0)3 (42.9)
Intracranial germ cell tumor10 (43.5)4 (20.0)3 (42.9)
Craniopharyngioma1 (4.3)2 (10.0)1 (14.3)
Others5 (21.7)5 (25.0)0 (0.0)
Distribution of pituitary deficienciesGonadotrophins23 (100)20 (100)7 (100.0)
Growth hormone20 (87.0)19 (95.0)7 (100.0)
Thyroid18 (78.3)12 (60.0)7 (100.0)
Adrenal14 (60.9)13 (65.0)6 (85.7)
Diabetes insipidus18 (78.3)13 (65.0)5 (71.4)
Number of pituitary axis deficiencies10 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
22 (8.7)3 (15.0)0 (0.0)
36 (26.1)4 (20.0)0 (0.0)
44 (17.4)6 (30.0)3 (42.9)
511 (47.8)7 (35.0)4 (57.1)