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Time period (months: mean ± SD)
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Pre-treatment
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0-6 months
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6-12 months
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12-24 months
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24-36 months
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(16.6 ± 9.4)
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(6.3 ± 1.5)
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(7.3 ± 2.0)
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(11.4 ± 2.1)
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(10.9 ± 2.5)
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|---|
| |
n=11
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n=30
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n=30
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n=28
|
n=24
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|---|
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Height velocity (cm/year)
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6.5 ± 1.1
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4.3 ± 1.9
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4.5 ± 1.3
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4.7 ± 1.2
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5.3 ± 1.2
|
|
Weight velocity (kg/year)
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2.7 ± 1.8
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−1.5 ± 2.8
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3.2 ± 3.1
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2.9 ± 2.3
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4.1 ± 2.3
|
|
Change in BMI/year
|
0.08 ± 0.86
|
−2.09 ± 1.89
|
0.81 ± 1.74
|
0.45 ± 1.05
|
0.83 ± 0.95
|
|
Δ Height Z-score/year
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−0.04 ± 0.17
|
−0.32 ± 0.38***
|
−0.22 ± 0.21***
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−0.11 ± 0.19**
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−0.02 ± 0.17
|
|
Δ Weight Z-score/year
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−0.09 ± 0.36
|
−1.04 ± 0.74***
|
0.03 ± 0.63
|
−0.13 ± 0.27*
|
0.06 ± 0.29
|
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Δ BMI Z-score/year
|
−0.08 ± 0.44
|
−1.29 ± 0.94***
|
0.26 ± 0.96
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−0.10 ± 0.39
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0.12 ± 0.43
|
- *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 for the change in Z-score over the time period using single sample t-tests against a test value of zero.
- Statistical analysis was applied to the changes in Z-scores only and used single sample t-tests with a test value of zero.
