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ea0041ep875 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2016

Gender aspects in the biochemical control of acromegaly in Austria: evaluation of 607 cases from the Austrian Acromegaly Registry

Vila Greisa , Dobnig Harald , Knosp Engelbert , Schnack Christoph , Franz Holger , Finkenstedt Gerd , Leb Georg , Luger Anton

The Austrian Acromegaly Registry is an initiative of the Austrian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism. This database includes 607 patients (54% females) followed in twelve centers. Mean treatment period is 10.7 years (range 0–50 years), the total number of patient-years is 6470. Here we report gender-specific differences in the presentation, therapy and biochemical control of acromegaly in patients included in this registry.Mean age at diagnosi...