Results Compared with the MEIS, the incidence of growth hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 axis dysfunction (47.03% vs. 57.30%), pituitary-thyroid axis dysfunction (20.00% vs. 50.27%), pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction (18.38% vs. 43.78%) and diabetes insipidus (26.49% vs. 44.86%) was significantly increased in the ANS status.