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. 2014 Jul 16;2014(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1687-9856-2014-15

Table 8.

Baseline, Adult height, & Adult height Gain of controls (Mean SDS & 95% CI) in Published studies and of Treated Children in Our Study

 
Baseline
Adult height
Adult height gain
Published study [Ref. #] Number Mean SDS (95% CI) Mean SDS (95% CI) Mean SDS (95% CI)
Lopez-Siguero et al. [4]
42
-2.40
-2.52 – -2.28
-2.03
-2.25 – -1.81
0.37
0.37 – 0.80
Coutant et al. [5]
51
-2.74
-2.92 – -2.56
-2.08
-2.36 – -1.80
0.66
0.66 – 0.89
Lopez-Siguero et al. [6]
44
-2.38
-2.50 – -2.26
-2.01
-2.22 – -1.80
0.37
0.37 – 0.60
Leschek et al.* [1]
11
-2.80
-3.20 – -2.40
-2.34
-2.72 – -1.96
0.46
0.46 – 0.23
Hindmarsh et al. [7]
10
-2.34
-2.78 – -1.90
-1.88
-2.29 – -1.47
0.46
0.46 – 0.60
Buchlis et al. [8]
58
-2.90
-3.08 – -2.72
-2.10
-2.36 – -1.84
0.80
0.80 – 0.80
Albertsson-Wikland et al.* [3]
19
-2.76
-2.95 – -2.57
-2.20
-2.56 – -1.84
0.40
0.40 – 0.62
McCaughey et al.* [2]
6
-2.55
-2.89 – -2.21
-2.37
-2.85 – -1.89
0.18
0.18 – 0.40
Wit et al. [9]
64
-3.10
-3.22 – -2.98
-2.40
-2.60 – -2.20
0.70
0.70 – 0.60
Total
305
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mean
34
-2.66
 
-2.16
 
0.49
 
Minimum
6
-3.00
 
-2.40
 
0.18
 
Maximum
64
-2.34
 
-1.88
 
0.80
 
Our study (treated)
88
-2.61
-2.74 – -2.48
-0.71
-0.87 – -0.55
1.90
1.74 – 2.06
Difference
 
 
 
 
cm
 
cm
M
F
M
F
Mean
 
+0.05
 
+1.45
9.8
8.9
+1.41
9.5
8.6
Minimum
 
-0.27
 
+1.17
7.9
7.1
+1.10
7.4
6.7
Maximum   +0.39   +1.69 11.4 10.3 +1.72 11.6 10.5

*Randomized controlled trials; M = male; F = Female; [#] reference number.