Table 5. Association between preoperative GHD and overweight and postoperative GHD.

	Postoperative GH status		P
	Severe GHD+(N = 31)	Severe GHD-(N = 17)
Preoperative GH status			0.001
Severe GHD+ (N = 30)	25 (83%)	5 (17%)
Severe GHD- (N = 18)	6 (33%)	12 (67%)
Preoperative overweight			< 0.001
Overweight (N = 15)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)
Non-overweight (N = 33)	16 (48%)	17 (52%)

GH, growth hormone; GHD, growth hormone deficiency.