Arthropathy in acromegaly: a questionnaire-based estimation of motor disability and its relation with quality of life and work productivity

ConclusionsThe questionnaires VAS, AIMS symptoms, and WOMAC (this latter both as a whole and with its functionality subscale), with their scores, proved to be the most adequate tools to evaluate motor disability and its consequences on both quality of life and work productivity in acromegaly. Female gender and higher BMI are associated with worse articular symptoms.
Source: Pituitary - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research