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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Res Paediatr. 2016 Mar 17;85(4):265–272. doi: 10.1159/000444678

Table 1.

Demographic data, diagnoses, critical sample measurements and serial growth hormone concentrations following glucagon administration are shown.

Male, n (%) 16 (55%)
Age, years 1.8 (0.7, 3.4)
Height Z-score −2.3 (−3.3, −1)
Weight Z-score −1.2 (−2.3, −1)
Duration of fast, hours 15 (9.8, 20)
Final Diagnosis:
Hyperinsulinism
Ketotic Hypoglycemia
Mitochondrial Disorder
Growth Hormone Deficiency
9 (31%)
13 (45%)
1 (4%)
6 (21%)
Lab Tests at End of Fast
Glucose, mg/dL 45 (42, 51.5)
Cortisol, mcg/dL 16 (10.3, 20.5)
Betahydroxybutyrate, mmol/L 2.4 (1.5, 2.75)
GH measurements (ng/ml)
Baseline (n=29) 2.6 (1, 3.5)
30 minutes (n=16) 2.5 (1.6, 8.2)
60 minutes (n=18) 4.9 (2.4, 10.7)
90 minutes (n=27) 5.6 (4.2, 12.9)
120 minutes (n=27) 4.4 (2.5, 10.2)
150 minutes (n=21) 5.1 (2.2, 11)
180 minutes (n=7) 3.2 (1.2, 11.6)
210 minutes (n=3) 3.6 (2, 4.9)
Number of subjects who exceeded threshold on testing
GH > 5 ng/ml at Baseline 4 (14%)
GH > 5 ng/ml after Serial Measurements 25 (86%)
GH > 7 ng/ml at Baseline 3 (10%)
GH > 7 ng/ml after Serial Measurements 19 (66%)
GH > 10 ng/ml at Baseline 1 (3%)
GH > 10 ng/ml after Serial Measurements 15 (52%)

Note that n represents the number of datapoints available for GH measurement at each timepoint. All data are presented as median (IQR).