OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a presença de diabetes melito (DM) em uma coorte de acromegálicos. MÉTODOS: Este é um estudo transversal. RESULTADOS: Cinquenta e oito pacientes acromegálicos foram analisados. Apenas 29% preencheram critérios de cura e 27% estavam com a doença controlada. Vinte e dois pacientes (38%) apresentaram DM, HbA1c 7,34 ± 2,2%. Destes, 18 não preencheram critérios de cura. Pacientes com DM foram mais frequentemente hipertensos [16/22 (73%) vs. 17/36 (46%), p = 0,04] e usavam mais estatina [14/22 (64%) vs.8/36 (21%), p = 0,004]. Após regressão múltipla, hipertensão foi associada a DM [razão de chances (RC): 9,28 (95% CI: 1,59 - 54,00), p = 0,01], e acromegalia curada/controlada foi fator protetor para presença de diabetes [OR: 0,17 (95% CI: 0,03-0,78), p = 0,02]. CONCLUSÕES: A presença de DM esteve associada com acromegalia ativa e com a presença de hipertensão. No entanto, os níveis absolutos de GH e IGF-1 não diferiram entre aqueles com e sem diabetes.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in a cohort of patients with acromegaly. METHODS: This was a cross sectional study. RESULTS: Fifty-eight acromegalic patients were assessed. Only 29% met the criteria for cure, and 27% had the disease controlled. Twenty-two had DM; HbA1c was equal to 7.34 ± 2.2%. Most of the diabetic patients (18 out of 22, 82%) did not meet criteria for cure. They were more often hypertensive [16/22 (73%) vs. 17/36 (46%), p = 0.04], and used statins more frequently [14/22 (64%) vs. 8/36 (21%), p = 0.004]. After regression analysis, hypertension was associated with diabetes [odds ratio (OR): 9.28 (95% CI: 1.59 - 54.00), p = 0.01], and cured/ controlled acromegaly was associated with protection against the presence of diabetes [OR: 0.17 (95% CI: 0.03 - 0.78), p = 0.02]. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of DM was associated with active acromegaly and presence of hypertension. However, absolute levels of GH and IGF-1 did not differ between patients with and without diabetes.