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Table 1 Characteristics of all subjects (including subjects with Turner syndrome) by degree of short stature.

From: The Evaluation and Followup of Children Referred to Pediatric Endocrinologists for Short Stature

Characteristic

Moderate

Severe

Total

Age

8.4 (4.6; 8900)

8.8 (4.6; 12,648)

8.6 (4.6; 21,548)

Bone age delay

1.1 (1.3; 5250)

1.7 (1.4; 8615)

1.5 (1.4; 13,865)

Adjusted target height

0.68 (0.69; 7220)

0.14 (0.63; 12,239)

0.34 (0.7; 19,459)

Height

1.6 (0.77; 8900)

2.5 (0.86; 12,648)

2.13 (0.94; 21,548)

Corrected height

0.9 (0.63; 7220)

2.3 (0.76; 12,239)

1.78 (1.01; 19,459)

  1. Values are mean (SD; n).
  2. moderate versus severe, Student's -test.
  3. used to define severe or moderate short stature were not compared statistically.