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Methods: Thirty-two patients with classical CAH (13 males; mean of age 26.0 \u00b1 7.1, years (14.0\u201337.3) were compared to 32 healthy sex and age-matched controls (13 males; mean of age 28.7 \u00b1 4.6 years (14.1\u201337.2), p = 0.13). Body composition was evaluated in all subjects with DXA (Hologic Inc., Bedford, MA, USA). Elevated BP was defined as BP &gt; 95th percentile in adolescents, and &gt;140\/90 mmHg in adults. Comparisons between the two groups were adjusted for age, gender, pubertal stage and height. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed, and fasting insulin levels were evaluated. Insulin sensitivity was determined using a homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR). Results: The median BMI was significantly higher in subjects with CAH (1.63 (0.3\u20132.4) SDS and 0.41 (\u22120.63\u20131.19) SDS, respectively, p &lt; 0.001). Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in grams was significantly higher in CAH females versus control females (467 (231\u2013561) vs. 226 (164\u2013295), p = 0.002). Elevated BP was identified in 34% of CAH patients (nine SW and two SV) and 12.5% (n = 4) of controls (p = 0.038). Impaired fasting glycemia was detected in one SW CAH patient and impaired glucose tolerance in three SV CAH patients; normal glucose tolerance was found in all controls. A strong positive correlation was found between median cumulative hydrocortisone (HC) dose equivalents and LDL-cholesterol and a negative association with lean body mass (r = \u22120.79, p = 0.036) in females with CAH. BMI, VAT, BP and HOMA-IR were not related to median cumulative HC dose equivalents. Conclusions: CAH patients had higher BMI, VAT and frequency of elevated BP compared to controls. 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