ea0026p200 | Pituitary | ECE2011
Elbornsson M
, Gotherstrom G
, Franco C
, Bengtsson B-AE
, Johannsson G
, Svensson J
Context: The effect of GH replacement in elderly GH deficient (GHD) adults on bone mineral density (BMD) is not known.Objective: In this prospective, single-centre, open-label study, the effects of 3-year GH replacement were determined in 45 GHD adults above 65 years of age and in 45 younger GHD patients with a mean age of 39.5 (S.E.M. 1.1) years. All patients had adult onset disease and both groups were comparable in terms of number of an...