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Table 3 Variables used in the different models.

From: Models predicting the growth response to growth hormone treatment in short children independent of GH status, birth size and gestational age

 

Auxological model

Endocrine models

  

IGF+leptin

GH AITT +IGF+leptin

GH 24 h

GH 24 h +IGF+leptin

At birth

     

Gestational age (weeks)

x

x

x

x

x

Length

     

Weight

x

x

x

x

x

Gender

x

x

x

x

x

Pretreatment growth

     

Height & weight

     

After 9 months

x

x

x

x

x

At GH start

     

Age at start

x

x

x

x

x

Height

x

x

x

x

x

Weight

x

x

x

x

x

Parental heights

     

Mother's height

x

x

x

x

x

Father's height

x

x

x

x

x

Biochemical

     

GHmax 24 h

   

x

x

GHmaxAITT

  

x

  

IGF-I

 

x

x

 

x

leptin

 

x

x

 

x

GH dose

x

x

x

x

x

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