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Table 3 Percentage of children for whom screening tests were performed during evaluation.

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

Screening test

1995 Survey   (reported) ()%

Moderate short  ()%

Severe short stature ()%

Bone age

99

59

69

Thyroid panel

97

48

60

Chemistry panel

83

33

39

IGF-1

64

31

42

IGF BP-3

28

16

24

Hematocrit, ESR

79

28

32

Karyotype (female)

69

10

20

Urinalysis

79

12

15

HPG axis evaluation

—

7

10

Celiac screen

14

4

6

  1. stated that test was "always used" to screen a short child [3].
  2. variables reached a level of significance comparing severe short stature to moderate short stature by Fishers exact test.
  3. IGF-1:insulin-like growth factor 1; BP:binding protein; ESR:erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HPG:hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad.