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. 2019 Jul 31;8(9):1240–1249. doi: 10.1530/EC-19-0325

Table 3.

Baseline IGF-I and percentage of adherence regarding IGF-I levels after starting treatment with easypod™ (IGF-I levels were not associated with percentage of adherence).

IGF-I laboratory range Number of patients regarding IGF-I (%)
Total Prepubertal Pubertal GHD SGA
Baseline IGF-I Above 3 (1.3) 2 (0.9) 1 (3.9) 1 (0.7) 1 (1.2)
Within 144 (60.5) 127 (59.9) 17 (65.4) 75 (52.1) 62 (72.1)
Below 69 (29.0) 64 (30.2) 5 (19.2) 55 (38.2) 14 (16.3)
Adherence, mean % (s.d.)
Total Prepubertal Pubertal GHD SGA
After 6 months Above 98.2 ± 2.3 98.6 ± 2.2 96.6 ± 2.1 97.7 ± 2.4 100.0
Within 97.0 ± 10.0 97.4 ± 10.1 93.6 ± 9.3 96.2 ± 13.0 98.0 ± 2.9
Below 98.3 ± 2.6 98.0 ± 2.7 100.0 98.0 ± 2.7 100.0
After 1 year Above 97.6 ± 4.4 97.6 ± 4.8 97.7 ± 2.3 97.5 ± 5.2 97.7 ± 3.2
Within 96.5 ± 11.9 96.3 ± 12.5 97.9 ± 2.6 95.8 ± 14.6 97.3 ± 6.4
Below 92.2 ± 15.4 92.2 ± 15.4 N.A. 92.2 ± 15.4 N.A.
After 2 years Above 91.0 ± 24.1 90.9 ± 25.3 91.4 ± 15.7 91.4 ± 24.4 89.2 ± 26.5
Within 95.4 ± 11.4 95.3 ± 11.9 96.4 ± 3.4 95.0 ± 13.6 95.9 ± 6.8
Below 87.1 ± 12.1 87.1 ± 12.1 N.A. 87.1 ± 12.1 N.A.
After 3 years Above 98.2 ± 1.9 98.2 ± 1.9 N.A. 98.2 ± 2.4 98.3 ± 1.6
Within 93.6 ± 15.7 93.4 ± 16.1 96.8 ± 2.0 95.7 ± 9.3 87.9 ± 25.7
Below N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
After 4 years Above 96.0 ± 3.5 96.0 ± 3.5 N.A. 96.0 ± 3.5 96.2 ± 5.1
Within 98.2 ± 1.6 98.2 ± 1.6 N.A. 99.2 ± 0.7 97.9 ± 1.8
Below 96.4 96.4 N.A. 96.4 N.A.

GHD, growth hormone deficiency; IGF-I, insulin-like growth factor I; N.A., not available (n = 0); s.d., standard deviation; SGA, small for gestational age.