Basic Summary for Hypopituitarism
Main name of condition: Hypopituitarism
Other names or spellings: under-active pituitary
What is Hypopituitarism?
Brief description of Hypopituitarism: Under-active pituitary gland
Parent types of Hypopituitarism: Pituitary conditions
Organs Affected by Hypopituitarism: pituitary gland
Society issues for Hypopituitarism
Hospitalization statistics for Hypopituitarism: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hypopituitarism:
- 0.016% (2,061) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 94% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 14% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 58% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 60% of hospital consultant episodes for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.008% (4,109) of hospital bed days were for hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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