Table 2.
Parameters [normal ranges] | GH + (n = 33) |
GH− (n = 124) |
GH + vs GH− P - value |
---|---|---|---|
Age years | 21.8 ± 3.49 (18–31) | 26.2 ± 7.9 (18–53) | 0.016 |
Height cm | 148.3 ± 6.57 (136–161.5) | 143.4 ± 6.15 (123–167.5) | 0.0001 |
Weight kg | 47.7 ± 7.84 (37.1–70.8) | 50.1 ± 9.7 (34–76.1) | 0.2 |
BMI kg/m2 | 21.7 ± 3.7 (16.8–34.4) | 24.4 ± 4.4 (16.8–38.1) | 0.0019 |
Age at final TS diagnosis y. | 10.1 ± 5 (1–25) | 15.3 ± 8.1 (1–44) | 0.0008 |
FSH IU/L [2.8–11.3] | 50.2 ± 26.7 (0.5–132) | 34 ± 20.6 (0.5–60) | 0.0021 |
FSH > 40 IU/L % | 63.6 | 40.3 | 0.017 |
LH (IU/L) [1.1–77] | 27.2 ± 17.7 (1–93) | 22.5 ± 16.4 (1–81) | 0.2 |
E2 (pmol/L) [66–884] | 152.6 ± 161 (45.9–598) | 106.6 ± 119 (36.7–838.2) | 0.0649 |
E2 < 110 pmol/L % | 39.4 | 28.2 | 0.2 |
Cholesterol mmol/L [3.9–5] | 4.6 ± 0.88 (3–6.6) | 5.1 ± 1.04 (2.8–10.7) | 0.0256 |
HDL mmol/L [ > 0.91] | 1.34 ± 0.37 (0.8–2.3) | 1.5 ± 0.48 (0.5–3) | 0.1 |
LDL mmol/L [ < 3.88] | 3 ± 0.79 (1.5–4.9) | 3.3 ± 0.9 (1.4–7.1) | 0.049 |
TG g/L [0.4–1.5] | 0.9 ± 0.47 (0.2–2.9) | 1.1 ± 0.62 (0.4–4) | 0.046 |
Glucose mmol/L [3.9–5.6] | 5.1 ± 0.67 (3.7–6.4) | 5.1 ± 0.89 (3.2–10.6) | 0.85 |
Creatinine µmol/L [60–130] | 62 ± 10.4 (41.9–81.4) | 59.8 ± 14.7 (33.8–161) | 0.4 |
Protein g/L [60–80] | 73.9 ± 6.8 (53.5–82.5) | 73.6 ± 4.9 (60–86) | 0.7 |
Hematocrit % [40–50] | 44 ± 2.6 (39.6–50) | 44.2 ± 3.6 (33.9–59) | 0.7 |
Hemoglobin g/dL [12–16] | 14.2 ± 0.9 (12.2–16.3) | 14.3 ± 0.9 (11.6–17) | 0.7 |
Red blood cells 1012/L [4.2–5] | 4.66 ± 0.3 (4.2–5.2) | 4.72 ± 0.5 (3.3–6.2) | 0.4 |
White blood cells 109/L [4–8] | 6.5 ± 1.4 (3.2–9.3) | 7.1 ± 2 (3.6–13.9) | 0.1085 |
Thrombocytes 109/L [150–300] | 228.6 ± 56.2 (114–329) | 259.3 ± 72.5 (113–485) | 0.0249 |