ea0029oc10.1 | Pituitary Clinical 2 | ICEECE2012
Arosio M.
, Reimondo G.
, Berchialla P.
, Malchiodi E.
, Montefusco L.
, Terzolo M.
This study presents epidemiological data of 1512 Italian acromegalic patients who had been diagnosed from 1980 to 2002 and followed-up for more than 10 years, retrospectively collected by 24 tertiary referral centers. Data on co-morbidities and mortality were compared to those of the general Italian population obtained by the Italian National Institute of Statistic. At diagnosis median age of patients (41% M, 59% F) was 46 years, GH (mean±S.D.) 31±37 m...