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Mustafa Can | Zendy; Muhammet Kocabaş | Zendy; İlker Çordan | Zendy; Hatice ÇALIŞKAN BURGUCU | Zendy; Melia Karaköse | Zendy; Mustafa Kulaksızoğlu | Zendy; Feridun Karakurt | Zendy

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Prevalence of comorbidities and associated factors in acromegaly patients in the Turkish population

Author(s) -

Mustafa Can,

Muhammet Kocabaş,

İlker Çordan,

Hatice ÇALIŞKAN BURGUCU,

Melia Karaköse,

Mustafa Kulaksızoğlu,

Feridun Karakurt

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

turkish journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 1303-6165

pISSN - 1300-0144

DOI - 10.3906/sag-2007-243

Subject(s) - medicine , acromegaly , diabetes mellitus , prediabetes , thyroid disease , population , comorbidity , gastroenterology , pediatrics , thyroid , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , growth hormone , hormone , environmental health

The presence of comorbidities in patients with acromegaly causes an increase in morbidity and/or mortality and a decrease in quality of life. In this study, we aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical and laboratory features, prevalence of acro- megaly-related comorbidities, and factors associated with these comorbidities in patients with acromegaly.

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