Table 4.

Linear regression of growth-related hormones with HAZ and WAZ^∗

Predictor	HAZ			WAZ			WHZ
	β coefficient	95% CI	P value	β coefficient	95% CI	P value	β coefficient	95% CI	P value
hsCRP†	0.031	−0.118 to 0.181	0.680	0.062	−0.095 to 0.219	0.436	0.060	−0.076 to 0.120	0.383
GH†	−0.305	−0.565 to −0.046	0.021	−0.359	−0.639 to −0.080	0.012	−0.275	−0.526 to −0.024	0.032
Model with hsCRP	−0.354	−0.622 to −0.087	0.010	−0.431	−0.718 to −0.145	0.004	−0.336	−0.594 to −0.078	0.011
IGF-1†	0.039	−0.028 to 0.817	0.067	0.407	−0.038 to 0.852	0.073	0.292	−0.096 to 0.681	0.139
Model with hsCRP	0.448	0.010–0.886	0.045	0.485	0.026–0.945	0.026	0.361	−0.039 to 0.762	0.077
IGFBP-3	0.428	0.118–0.738	0.007	0.439	0.112–0.767	0.009	0.326	0.041–0.611	0.026
Model with hsCRP	0.451	0.127–0.776	0.007	0.496	0.155–0.836	0.005	0.384	0.089–0.679	0.011

GH, growth hormone; HAZ, height-for-age Z score; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; IGFBP, IGF binding protein; WAZ, weight-for-age Z score; WHZ, weight-for-height Z score

P values <0.05 are indicated in bold

^∗Each linear regression model included adjustment for sex and age. An additional model was analyzed for GH, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 with further adjustment for hsCRP as shown.

^†Log-transformed.