Prevalence of comorbidities and associated factors in acromegaly patients in the Turkish population
Mustafa CanMuhammet Kocabaşİlker ÇordanHatice Çalışkan BurgucuMelia KaraköseMustafa KulaksızoğluFeridun KarakurtPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)
In this study, we revealed that the most common comorbidities in acromegaly patients in the Turkish population are thyroid nodules, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) level, hypertriglyceridemia, HT, colonic polyps, DM, and prediabetes, and female sex and age at diagnosis are the most important factors associated with comorbidities.