Sparano, Clotilde
Verdiani, Valentina
Pupilli, Cinzia
Perigli, Giuliano
Badii, Benedetta
Vezzosi, Vania
Mannucci, Edoardo
Maggi, Mario
Petrone, Luisa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-8844
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Article History
Received: 29 September 2020
Revised: 6 December 2020
Accepted: 19 January 2021
First Online: 18 February 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Professor Mario Maggi, Head of the Endocrinology Department of the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, m.maggi@dfc.unifi.it.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Paolo Brunori kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript. Several authors have also significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • retrospective• cross-sectional study/observational• performed at one institution