Research Article

Incidental Adrenal Enlargement: An Overview from a Retrospective Study in a Chinese Population

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with incidental adrenal enlargement.

CharacteristicValue

Gender, male/female40/38
Age, year50.32 ± 12.63
BMI, kg/m226.08 ± 3.69
Location
 Left39 (50%)
 Right3 (3.85%)
 Both36 (46.15%)
Type of enlargement
 Smooth39 (50%)
 Nodular39 (50%)
Concomitant disease
 Diabetes mellitus25 (32.05%)
 Hypertension63 (80.77%)
Reasons for abdominal imaging
 Routine medical checkup34 (43.59%)
 Low back pain8 (10.26%)
 Abdominal pain3 (3.85%)
 Urinary tract disease3 (3.85%)
 Others30 (38.46%)

BMI: body mass index.