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. 2018 Sep 27;44:113. doi: 10.1186/s13052-018-0548-z

Table 2.

Comparison between the parameters at the start and at the end of treatment

Baseline evaluation Follow-up evaluation p-value
Age of start therapy (years) 8.65 + 2.81 11.17 + 3.0 0.023
Years of therapy 2.41 + 1.86
SDS of height −2.56 + 1.10 −1.96 + 1.24 > 0.05
Growth velocity (cm/year) 4.10 + 1.17 6.76 + 3.02 0.044
Target height 160.51 + 6.64
Bone age (years) 7.15 + 2.84 11.44 + 4.10 0.010
IGF-1 (ng/ml) 168.20 + 99.20 320.70 + 151.20 0.032
Percentage of adherence 92.20 + 8.90
Missing doses/month 1.20 + 1.35

Significant entries were italicized