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. 2012 Jul 12;2012(1):22. doi: 10.1186/1687-9856-2012-22

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and mean GH dose during two-year treatment period for total and pre-pubertal patient population by indication

  Children with IGHD
Children born SGA
Children with ISS
Children with MPHD
Total Pre-pubertal Total Pre-pubertal Total Pre-pubertal Total Pre-pubertal
Total N (pre-pubertal % of total indication)
3,298
1,120 (34%)
678
434 (64%)
334
76 (23%)
272
165 (61%)
Male gender, N (%)
2,444 (74%)
778 (70%)
396 (58%)
274 (63%)
240 (72%)
59 (78%)
171 (63%)
106 (64%)
Mean chronological age ± SD (years)
10.2 ± 3.6
6.5 ± 2.8
7.9 ± 3.2
6.1 ± 2.1
10.9 ± 2.9
7.1 ± 2.3
7.9 ± 4.9
4.8 ± 3.5
Mean height SDS ± SD
−2.3 ± 1.0
−2.7 ± 1.0
−3.1 ± 0.9
−3.3 ± 0.9
−2.3 ± 0.8
−2.6 ± 0.9
−2.0 ± 1.5
−2.3 ± 1.6
Mean bone age delay from chronological age ± SD (years) [N]
−1.8 ± 1.4 [2,419]
−1.9 ± 1.3 [703]
−1.6 ± 1.4 [430]
−1.6 ± 1.2 [266]
−1.7 ± 1.5 [294]
−1.9 ± 1.4 [65]
−1.7 ± 1.8 [137]
−1.3 ± 1.7 [63]
Mean IGF-I SDS ± SD [N]
−1.8 ± 1.7 [2,784]
−1.4 ± 1.4 [890]
−0.7 ± 1.6 [434]
−0.5 ± 1.4 [276]
−1.6 ± 1.7 [308]
−1.2 ± 1.4 [66]
−1.9 ± 2.2 [222]
−1.4 ± 1.9 [133]
Mean GH dose during two-year treatment period ± SD (mg/kg/day) [N] 0.042 ± 0.013 [3,272] 0.038 ± 0.011 [1,110] 0.042 ± 0.013 [678] 0.041 ± 0.013 [434] 0.049 ± 0.012 [334] 0.046 ± 0.011 [76] 0.036 ± 0.013 [268] 0.035 ± 0.011 [163]