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Table 2 Comparison of metabolic parameters between TS subjects GH-treated versus GH-untreated

From: Impaired endothelial function in pediatric patients with turner syndrome and healthy controls: a case-control study

 

GH-untreated N = 8

GH-treated N = 7

p-value

Age (years)

14.31(2.38)

12.66(2.00)

0.22

Height (m)

1.43(0.13)

1.40(0.10)

0.95

Weight (kg)

48.01(13.75)

39.79(11.53)

0.17

BMI (kg/m2)

23.02(4.72)

19.82(3.78)

0.24

RH-PAT

1.44(0.26)

1.86(0.28)

0.045

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

113.0(11.56)

114.71(13.70)

0.69

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

64.88(6.49)

66.86(16.04)

0.65

Waist Circumference (cm)

76.19(11.90)

69.50(9.05)

0.29

Waist:Height Ratio

0.53(0.07)

0.49(0.04)

0.34

HOMA IR

1.90(1.64)

0.68(0.71)

0.06

Adiponectin (ng/mL)

16466(9186)

12995(4466)

0.53

IGF-1 (mcg/L)

423.8(122.8)

336.7(103.6)

0.43

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.79(1.20)

4.29(0.31)

0.95

Insulin (pmol/L)

61.25(44.38)

34.60(20.33)

0.24

HDL (mmol/L)

1.30(0.32)

1.80(0.57)

0.09

LDL (mmol/L)

2.49(0.66)

2.07(0.41)

0.24

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.27(0.66)

4.27(0.30)

0.78

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.14(0.58)

0.89(0.36)

0.33

HDL:Triglycerides Ratio

1.78(1.69)

2.56(2.00)

0.22

  1. Data are expressed as mean(SD)