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Table 2 Characteristics of 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

4.5 (3.7; 49)

8.4 (4.7; 177)

7.6 (4.8; 226)

Bone age delay

0.3 (0.8; 12)

1.4 (1.6; 104)

1.3 (1.5; 116)

Adjusted target height

0.36 (0.71; 31)

0.15 (0.71; 166)

0.07 (0.73; 197)

Height

1.51 (0.87; 49)

2.69 (0.89; 177)

2.43 (1.01; 226)

Corrected height

0.82 (0.77; 31)

2.76 (0.83; 166)

2.46 (1.09; 197)

  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.