Table 3.
Correlations of QUS parameters with growth and pubertal variables adjusted for age
| Age | Gender | Tanner stage | Height SDS | Weight SDS | BMI SDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOS | HPE/PKU | HPE/PKU | HPE/HCD | HPE | ||
| CG/IRT | HR | CG/IRT | ||||
| IDDM/obesity/TS | obesity | IDDM/obesity/TS | ||||
| BUA | HPE/PKU | HPE/PKU | UCDs | HCD | HCD | |
| CG/IH/ HR | HR /NS | CG | HR | |||
| IDDM | TS | TS | ||||
| BQI | HPE | UCD/HPE/PKU/OI | HCD/HPE/OI | OI | ||
| CG/IH/NS/HR/IRT | HR | CG/IH/NS/CKD/IRT | HR | NS | ||
| IDDM, obesity | IDDM | Obesity, TS | ||||
| BQI Z-score | HPE, OI | OI | HPE, OI | HCD, HPE, OI | OI | |
| CKD, HR | NS | NS | NS | |||
| IDDM, obesity, TS | IDDM, obesity | IDDM, obesity, TS |
Bold 0.9 < r < 0.7; not in bold 0.69 < r < 0.5
HPE hyperphenylalaninemia, PKU phenylketonuria, HCD hereditary carbohydrate disorders, UCDs urea cycle disorders, OI osteogenesis imperfecta, IRT inherited renal tubulopathy, IH idiopathic hypercalciuria, NS nephrotic syndrome, HR hereditary rickets, CG chronic glomerulopathy, CKD chronic kidney disease, TS turner syndrome, IDDM insulin dependent diabetes mellitus