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ea0031p331 | Steroids | SFEBES2013

Quality of life relates to glucocorticoid treatment regimen, adiposity and insulin resistance in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: UK Congenital adrenal Hyperplasia Adult Study Executive (CaHASE)

Han Thang S , Krone Nils , Willis Debbie S , Conway Gerard S , Aled Rees D , Stimson Roland H , Walker Brian R , Arlt Wiebke , Ross Richard J

Background: Quality of life (QoL) has been variously reported as normal or impaired in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) adults. We found impaired QoL in UK CAH adults and now report the relationship between QoL, glucocorticoid treatment and health outcomes in these patients.Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 151 CAH adults with 21-hydroxylase deficiency aged 1869 years in whom QoL (SF-36), glucocorticoid regimen, anthropometric, and metabolic...

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Quality of life relates to glucocorticoid treatment regimen, adiposity and insulin resistance in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: UK Congenital adrenal Hyperplasia Adult Study Executive (CaHASE)

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