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 (%) | |||||
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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.