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Table 1 Characteristics of the SGA patients used for the development of the SGA growth prediction models

From: Prediction models for short children born small for gestational age (SGA) covering the total growth phase. Analyses based on data from KIGS (Pfizer International Growth Database)

 

1st prepubertal year

2nd prepubertal year

 

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

At GH treatment start

      

   Sex male %

 

67

  

62

 

   Birth weight SDS

613

-2.7

1.0

385

-2.6

1.0

   Birth length SDS

465

-2.7

1.3

295

-2.7

1.3

   Maximum GH peak (ng/ml)

613

20.8

13.3

385

20.9

13.6

   MPH SDS

607

-0.9*

1.2

379

-0.8*

1.2

   Age (years)

613

6.6

2.5

385

6.3

2.2

   Height SDS

613

-2.8*

0.9

385

-2.8*

0.9

   Weight SDS

613

-3.4

1.6

385

-3.4

1.6

   GH dose (mg/kg/day)

613

0.04

0.02

385

0.04

0.02

First-year growth response

      

   HV(cm/year)

613

8.6

1.9

385

8.7

1.8

   Change in (delta) height SDS

613

0.7*

0.4

385

0.7*

0.3

Second year growth response

      

   HV(cm/year)

   

385

7.0

1.4

   Change in (delta) height SDS

   

385

0.3*

0.2

  1. The first and second pre-pubertal years on GH [4] are shown.
  2. * = calculations based on Tanner's references [8]