Abstract
ContextGlucocorticoid-induced myopathy is a characteristic symptom of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS). Its long-term outcome is largely unknown.ObjectiveTo evaluate long-term muscle function following the remission of endogenous CS.Study DesignObservational longitudinal cohort study.SettingTertiary care hospitals and a specialized outpatient clinic.PatientsAs part of the prospective multicenter German Cushing’s Registry, we assessed muscle strength in patients with overt endogenous CS. We studied the patients at the time of diagnosis (n = 88), after 6 months (n = 69), and thereafter annually, following surgical remission over a period of up to 4 years (1 year: n = 55; 2 years: n = 34; 3 years: n = 29; 4 years: n = 22). Muscle function was evaluated by hand grip strength and by chair rising test.ResultsGrip strength was decreased to 83% of normal controls (100%) at the time of diagnosis. It further decreased to 71% after 6 months in remission (P ≤ 0.001) and showed no improvement during further follow-up compared with baseline. Chair rising test performance improved initially (8 seconds at baseline vs 7 seconds after 6 months, P = 0.004) but remained at this reduced level thereafter (7 seconds after 3 years vs 5 seconds in controls, P = 0.038). In multivariate analysis, we identified, as predictors for long-term muscle dysfunction, age, waist-to-hip ratio, and hemoglobin A1c at baseline. Furthermore, muscle strength during follow-up was strongly correlated with quality of life.ConclusionThis study shows that CS-associated myopathy does not spontaneously resolve during remission. This calls for action to identify effective interventions to improve muscle dysfunction in this setting.
Highlights
CONTEXT Glucocorticoid-induced myopathy is a characteristic symptom of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS)
We identified, as predictors for long-term muscle dysfunction, age, waist-to-hip ratio, and hemoglobin A1c at baseline
waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at the time of diagnosis as associated with the long-term muscle function outcome at 3 years in univariate and multivariate analysis (Tables 2 and 3 and Supplement Fig. 1; all supplementary material and figures are located in a digital research materials repository [17])
Summary
CONTEXT Glucocorticoid-induced myopathy is a characteristic symptom of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS). OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term muscle function following the remission of endogenous CS. SETTING Tertiary care hospitals and a specialized outpatient clinic. PATIENTS As part of the prospective multicenter German Cushing’s Registry, we assessed muscle strength in patients with overt endogenous CS. We studied the patients at the time of diagnosis (n = 88), after 6 months (n = 69), and thereafter annually, following surgical remission over a period of up to 4 years (1 year: n = 55; 2 years: n = 34; 3 years: n = 29; 4 years: n = 22). Muscle function was evaluated by hand grip strength and by chair rising test
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