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).