Endocrine Abstracts

Forty seven patients suffering from Addison’s disease (AD: 12 males and 35 females, 44.5±12.7 year old) were compared with 63 normal age-, sex- and BMI-matched subjects.The duration of disease ranged from 0.6 to 44 years (10.23±9.07 years). AD had received a cumulative dose of cortisone acetate of 290.5±326.8 g, equivalent to a daily dose of 44.5±15.5 mg, and to 26.34±10.57 mg/m2 of body surface. AD had average va...