Table 4.

Percentage of Patients with Pituitary Stalk Thickening in Patients With or Without Mismatch at Disease Onset and During Follow-Up

MismatchP
YesNo
Pituitary stalk thickening
 At onset: yes17/21 (81.0%)10/18 (55.6%)0.09#
  no4/21 (19.0%)8/18 (44.4%)
 At 6 months: progressed7/21 (33.3%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged10/21 (47.6%)11/18 (61.1%)
  decreased4/21 (19.0%)5/18 (27.8%)
 At 12 months: progressed5/21 (23.8%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged14/21 (66.7%)16/18 (88.9%)
  decreased2/21 (9.5%)0/18 (0.0%)
 At 18 months: progressed1/21 (4.8%)0/18 (0.0%)0.03§
  unchanged13/21 (61.9%)17/18 (94.4%)
  decreased7/21 (33.3%)1/18 (5.6%)
MismatchP
YesNo
Pituitary stalk thickening
 At onset: yes17/21 (81.0%)10/18 (55.6%)0.09#
  no4/21 (19.0%)8/18 (44.4%)
 At 6 months: progressed7/21 (33.3%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged10/21 (47.6%)11/18 (61.1%)
  decreased4/21 (19.0%)5/18 (27.8%)
 At 12 months: progressed5/21 (23.8%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged14/21 (66.7%)16/18 (88.9%)
  decreased2/21 (9.5%)0/18 (0.0%)
 At 18 months: progressed1/21 (4.8%)0/18 (0.0%)0.03§
  unchanged13/21 (61.9%)17/18 (94.4%)
  decreased7/21 (33.3%)1/18 (5.6%)

#  P: Chi-square test; §P: Fisher exact test.

Table 4.

Percentage of Patients with Pituitary Stalk Thickening in Patients With or Without Mismatch at Disease Onset and During Follow-Up

MismatchP
YesNo
Pituitary stalk thickening
 At onset: yes17/21 (81.0%)10/18 (55.6%)0.09#
  no4/21 (19.0%)8/18 (44.4%)
 At 6 months: progressed7/21 (33.3%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged10/21 (47.6%)11/18 (61.1%)
  decreased4/21 (19.0%)5/18 (27.8%)
 At 12 months: progressed5/21 (23.8%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged14/21 (66.7%)16/18 (88.9%)
  decreased2/21 (9.5%)0/18 (0.0%)
 At 18 months: progressed1/21 (4.8%)0/18 (0.0%)0.03§
  unchanged13/21 (61.9%)17/18 (94.4%)
  decreased7/21 (33.3%)1/18 (5.6%)
MismatchP
YesNo
Pituitary stalk thickening
 At onset: yes17/21 (81.0%)10/18 (55.6%)0.09#
  no4/21 (19.0%)8/18 (44.4%)
 At 6 months: progressed7/21 (33.3%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged10/21 (47.6%)11/18 (61.1%)
  decreased4/21 (19.0%)5/18 (27.8%)
 At 12 months: progressed5/21 (23.8%)2/18 (11.1%)0.30§
  unchanged14/21 (66.7%)16/18 (88.9%)
  decreased2/21 (9.5%)0/18 (0.0%)
 At 18 months: progressed1/21 (4.8%)0/18 (0.0%)0.03§
  unchanged13/21 (61.9%)17/18 (94.4%)
  decreased7/21 (33.3%)1/18 (5.6%)

#  P: Chi-square test; §P: Fisher exact test.

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