. 2016 Feb 19;11(5):1647–1652. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3091

Table I.

Comparison of height, weight, HV, HtSDS and BA between the two groups (the means ± SD).

Group	Treatment	Time	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	HV (cm/year)	HtSDS	BA
High-dose group	Before treatment		125.39±6.76	27.84±6.02	3.37±0.18	−2.66±0.15	5.87±0.69
	After treatment	1 month	135.93±6.70^a	35.06±5.93^a	16.95±6.47^a	−1.85±0.63^a	6.33±3.18^a
		3 months	140.89±6.58^a,b	37.46±5.49^a	11.18±4.85^a,b	−1.77±0.52^a	6.98±4.81^a,b
		6 months	148.04±6.46^a–c	37.05±5.41^a	12.05±5.84^a,b	−1.69±0.37^a,c	7.17±0.81^a,b
Low-dose group	Before treatment		126.25±14.88	26.84±6.31	3.41±1.06	−2.64±1.41	5.91±3.74
	After treatment	1 month	130.41±16.52^d	30.54±7.95^d	12.51±6.41^a,d	−2.06±4.15^a,d	6.22±2.73^d
		3 months	138.64±45.18^a,b	35.54±11.25^a,b	10.95±6.32^a	−1.68±0.95^a,b,d	6.81±1.98^a,b,d
		6 months	142.51±36.95^a–d	35.78±16.24^a,b	10.96±4.87^a,d	−1.70±0.21^a,b	6.99±4.02^a,b

Comparison between the two groups as well as comparison in between each group. Comparison before treatment and after treatment for low-dose treatment group

P<0.05; after 1 month after treatment

P<0.05; after 3 months of treatment

P<0.05; after 6 months of treatment. Comparison before and after treatment for the same period as the high-dose group at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

P<0.05. HV, growth rate curve (height velocity); HtSDS, height standard deviation score; BA, bone age.