Symptom/sign | Pituitary apoplexy (n = 121) | control (n = 242) | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Headache | 87 | 71.9 | 130 | 53.7 | 0.001* |
Vomiting | 23 | 19.0 | 14 | 5.80 | 0.000* |
Fever | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.10 | 0.800* |
Visual impairment | 80 | 66.1 | 155 | 64.0 | 0.698* |
Diplopia | 2 | 1.7 | 7 | 2.90 | 0.474* |
Ablepsia | 12 | 10.0 | 11 | 4.50 | 0.045* |
Visual field defect | 51 | 50.4 | 124 | 51.20 | 0.882* |
Acromegaly | 5 | 4.1 | 18 | 7.40 | 0.223* |
Cushingoid appearance | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.356† |
Sexual hypoactivityb | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.463† |
Hypopituitarism | 20 | 16.5 | 28 | 11.6 | 0.189* |
Hypothyroidism | 32 | 26.45 | 31 | 12.81 | 0.001* |
Amenorrheaa | 16 | 15.84 | 72 | 12.57 | 0.542* |
Altered menstrual cyclea | 14 | 11.57 | 26 | 10.74 | 0.406* |
Galactorrhoeaa | 19 | 15.70 | 23 | 9.50 | 0.026* |
Gynecomastiab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |