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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: Clinical and laboratory data of a large series of patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy

 

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Age (years)

21.3 ± 13.7

 

Gender

 

 Female

27 (61.4)

 Male

17 (38.6)

Diabetes

30 (68.2)

Arterial hypertension

12 (27.3)

Hypertriglyceridemia

42 (95.5)

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

19.6 ± 3.3

Body fat (%)

5.4 ± 0.8

Waist (cm)

76.4 ± 8.8

Waist/hip ratio

0.93 ± 0.07

Heart rate (bpm)

85.3 ± 10.7

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)b

122.0 ± 16.2

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)b

75.4 ± 9.7

Acanthosis nigricans

23 (79.3)a

Acromegaloid facies

42 (95.5)

Atrophic cheeks

43 (97.7)

Prognathism

40 (90.9)

Muscle hypertrophy

35 (79.5)

Phlebomegaly

36 (100)a

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. a Percentage of available data
  3. b Twelve patients (27.2 %) were on antihypertensive drugs