Table 1.

Symptoms, clinical signs, and laboratory results associated with Addison’s disease

	At diagnosis, %	On treatment, %
Symptoms
Fatigue, malaise, lassitude	8^{^a}–95^{^b}–100^{^c}	24^{^b}
Appetite loss	3^{^a}–67^{^b}–100^{^c}	3.6^{^b}
Salt craving	15^{^a}–64^{^b}	24^{^b}
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain	21^{^a}–62^{^b}–92^{^c}	9.5^{^b}
Postural light headedness, dizziness	11^{^a}–56^{^b}	15^{^b}
Musculoskeletal pain	20^{^a}–40^{^b}	21^{^b}
Diarrhoea	15^{^a}–23^{^b}	7.3^{^b}
Collapse	7^{^a}	–
Loss of consciousness	20^{^a}	–
Constipation	10^{^b}	5.9^{^b}

Signs
Increase in pigmentation	74^{^b}–76^{^a}–94^{^c}	16^{^b}
Weight loss	25^{^a}–73^{^b}	3.8^{^b}
Hypotension	68^{^b}	12^{^b}
Anaemia	13^{^b}	3.8^{^b}
Vitiligo	8.5^{^b}	8.5^{^b}
Shock	5^{^a}	–

Test results
Electrolyte disturbance (including hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia)	35^{^b}	4^{^b}
Hypoglycaemia	3^{^a}	–