Endocrine Abstracts

There is an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with severe GH deficiency. Prior studies used different criteria to define metabolic syndrome but in spite of this limitation, several studies indicate that GH therapy improves many of these parameters. The variable that shows the greatest improvement is waist circumference. Some studies show improvement in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and in HDL cholesterol. Definitive evidence of decreased level...