Table 1.

Features of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (3)

Increased fat mass especially abdominal fat
Decreased lean body mass
Decreased muscle strength
Decreased cardiac capacity
Decreased exercise performance
Decreased bone mass
Decreased RBC volume
Atherogenic lipid profile
Thin dry skin
Impaired sweating
Poor venous access
Psychosocial problems-
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low self-esteem

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depression

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anxiety

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fatigue and listlessness

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sleep disturbances

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emotional lability and poor self-control

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social isolation

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poor marital and social-economic performance

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