Table 4 Test of growth in response to GH treatment in different cohorts of children: born preterm from other countries or treated with 67 μg/kg/d of GH in children born preterm or at term.

n

SDres

SDstudRes

1–2 year

19

0.16

0.93

1–3 years

15

0.31

1.07

1–4 years

7

0.44

1.15

1–5 years

5

0.27

0.63

1–6 years

4

0.51

1.07

1–7 years

2

0.47

0.83

Children from other continents

GH dose 33 μg/kg/d

n

SDres

SDstudRes

1–2 year

78

0.18

1.07

1–3 years

42

0.25

0.88

1–4 years

20

0.35

0.9

1–5 years

10

0.34

0.79

GH dose of 67 μg/kg/d

Born at term

n

SDres

SDstudRes

1–2 year

15

0.19

1.13

1–3 years

7

0.31

1.09

1–4 years

2

0.37

0.95

GH dose of 67 μg/kg/d

Born preterm

n

SDres

SDstudRes

1–2 year

7

0.17

1.01

1–3 years

2

0.26

0.90