Table 4.

Auxological criteria applicable to the correctly referred (CR) group of children > 3 years old in both the university hospital (n = 284) and the general hospital (n = 85) (multiple criteria per patient are possible).

Description rule		Rule nr.	University hospital	General hospital	Difference between 2 hospitals (p-value)
			n (%)	n (%)
Absolute height		1.	173 (60.9)	34 (40.0)	0.01
Clinical symptoms		2.	23 (8.1)	3 (3.5)	0.1
Persistent short stature after born SGA		3.	55 (19.4)	13 (15.3)	0.3
Short for target height and population (HSDScorr)	♂: < 10 yr and > 13.4 yr; ♀: < 9 yr and > 12.3 yr	4.	210 (73.9)	75 (88.2)	0.04
	♂: 10 – 13.4 yr; ♀: 9 – 12.3 yr	5.	9 (3.2)	0 (0)
Height deflection	♂: < 10 yr and > 13.4 yr; ♀: < 9 yr and > 12.3 yr	6.	58 (20.4)	18 (21.1)	0.9
	♂: 10 – 13.4 yr; ♀: 9 – 12.3 yr	7.	0 (0)	0 (0)