Distinct pituitary hormone levels of 184 Chinese children and adolescents with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency: a single-centre study

Table 3 Frequency of pituitary hormone deficiency in different groups

Groups	GH N(%)^a	TSH N(%)^a	ACTH N(%)^a	FSH/LH N(n)^b	ADH N(%)^a
PSIS-	93 (100%)	86 (92.5%)	56 (60.2%)	32 (38)	9 (9.7%)
Hypo-	24 (100%)	21 (87.5%)	12 (50%)	8 (10)	2 (8.3%)
Normal-	10 (100%)	6 (60.0%)	4 (40.0%)	2 (4)	1 (10.0%)
Tumor-	57 (100%)	55 (96.49%)	45 (78.94%)	7 (12)	41 (71.93%)

^aN (%):Number of patients with particular hormone deficiency in a particular group (the proportion of cases in the total patients in particular group)
^bN (n): Number of patients with particular hormone deficiency (number of patients whose referral age was above 12 years at the time of MPHD diagnosed at the first visit)

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