Patients Diagnosed With Severe Adult GH Deficiency Using The Insulin Tolerance Test, Arginine Or Glucagon Stimulation Tests Share Similar Clinical Features

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  • Andy Toogood
  • Georg Brabant
  • Dominique Maiter
  • Björn Jonsson
  • Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla
  • Maria Koltowska-Haggstrom
  • Åse Krogh Rasmussen
  • Michael Buchfelder
  • Bernhard Saller
  • Beverly M K Biller
Objective: To determine whether the ITT, arginine (AST) and glucagon stimulation tests (GST) identify patients who have similar features of GH deficiency using a diagnostic threshold of 3 µg/l.Patients and Methods: 5453 tests were available from 4,867 patients registered in the KIMS database (49.9% females, ITT = 3111, AST = 1390, GST = 952). Comparisons were made for GH peak, BMI, lipids, waist circumference, waist:hip ratio and quality of life (QoL-AGHDA questionnaire).Results. There were significant (p
Original languageEnglish
JournalEndocrine Practice
Pages (from-to)1-26
Number of pages27
ISSN1530-891X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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