Table 3:

Z-Height by Medication Group Comparisons (Mixed Model Slope Estimates)

SUBGROUP 1	SUBGROUP 2	AP	Estimate	SE	DF	T
Consistent	Inconsistent	1.2	−0.2211	0.1549	552	−1.43
		2	−0.2241	0.1562	561	−1.44
		3	−0.2614	0.1677	574	−1.56
		6	−0.4963	0.1794	638	−2.77b
		8	−0.3598	0.1792	625	−2.01a
		10	−0.3907	0.1836	599	−2.13a
		12	−0.573	0.2206	547	−2.59b
		14	−0.4132	0.1935	557	−2.13a
		16	−0.4465	0.1868	587	−2.39b
Consistent	Negligible	1.2	−0.5197	0.1759	554	−2.95b
		2	−0.5862	0.1771	562	−3.31c
		3	−0.6242	0.1898	569	−3.29c
		6	−0.7216	0.2004	721	−2.75c
		8	−0.5093	0.1998	610	−2.55a
		10	−0.5959	0.2045	584	−2.91b
		12	−0.5753	0.2206	547	−2.59b
		14	−0.5937	0.2163	551	−2.75b
		16	−0.6614	0.2088	578	−3.17b
Inconsistent	Negligible	1.2	−0.2986	0.1139	556	−2.62b
		2	−0.3621	0.1142	553	−3.17a
		3	−0.3628	0.1211	544	−2.99a
		6	−0.2353	0.1207	535	−1.87
		8	−0.1495	0.1192	522	−1.25
		10	−0.2052	0.1219	510	−1.68
		12	−0.2070	0.1310	488	−1.58
		14	−0.1806	0.1305	507	−1.38
		16	−0.2149	0.1260	522	−1.71
Local Normative Comparison Group
LNCG	Consistent	2	−0.04004	0.1584	828	−2.53a
		3	−0.4197	0.1668	824	−2.52b
		6	−0.5681	0.1754	889	−3.30c
		8	−0.4194	0.1698	891	−2.47a
		10	−0.4487	0.1743	878	−2.57b
		12	−0.4268	0.1780	847	−2.40b
		14	−0.4627	0.1798	840	−2.57b
		16	−0.4746	0.1746	855	−2.72b
LNCG	Inconsistent	2	−0.1083	0.0789	781	−1.37
		3	−0.0705	0.0830	780	−0.85
		6	−0.0331	0.0843	773	−0.39
		8	−0.0267	0.0824	785	−0.32
		10	−0.0943	0.0841	781	−1.12
		12	−0.1047	0.0861	769	−1.22
		14	−0.0943	0.0875	775	−1.08
		16	−0.0947	0.0849	787	−1.40
LNCG	Negligible	2	0.2915	0.1097	807	2.66b
		3	0.3456	0.1154	804	3.00bb
		6	0.2240	0.1184	816	1.89
		8	0.1527	0.1141	818	1.34
		10	0.1383	0.1159	798	1.19
		12	0.1300	0.1186	783	1.10
		14	0.1220	0.1205	792	1.01
		16	0.1420	0.1169	799	1.21

Note: AP = assessment point in years; DF = Degrees of Freedom; Estimate = Least Square Mean of Z-height; SE = Standard Error of the Mean; t = t-test value.

^(a)p <.05;

^(b)p <.01;

^(c)p <.001