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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: The expression of TGF-β1, Smad3, phospho-Smad3 and Smad7 is correlated with the development and invasion of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas

 

Invasive NFPAs

Noninvasive NFPAs

Demographics

  

  Number

29

21

  Age (years)

51.9 ± 11.0 (26–68)

49.6 ± 9.9 (29–71)

  Male/Female

13 (44.8%)/16 (55.2%)

11 (52.4%)/10 (47.6%)

Symptom

  

  Headache

20 (69.0%)

10 (47.6%)

  Visual deficit

13 (44.8%)

6 (28.6%)

  Hypopituitarism

14 (48.3%)

2 ( 9.5%)

  None

3 (10.3%)

12 (57.1%)

Classification

  

  NF+

4 (13.8%)

3 (14.3%)

  NF-

25 (86.2%)

18 (85.7%)

Tumor size (cm)

  

  <3

2 ( 6.9%)

18 (85.8%)

  ≥3

27 (93.1%)

3 (14.2%)