Effect of the parental origin of the X-chromosome on the clinical features, associated complications, the two-year-response to growth hormone (rhGH) and the biochemical profile in patients with turner syndrome

Table 2 Correlation of patient’s height-SDS with parental height according to the retained X-chromosome at different age groups

Age groups	Maternal height		Paternal height		Mid-parental height
Age groups	Xm = 67	Xp = 26	Xm = 67	Xp = 26	Xm = 67	Xp = 26
Neonatal	r = 0.341	r = 0.282	r = 0.301	r = 0.282	r = 0.263	r = 0.287
Neonatal	p = 0.24	p = 0.45	p = 0.62	p = 0.39	p = 0.44	p = 0.43
≤ 7 years old	r = 0.58	r = 0.405	r = 0.381	r = 0.241	r = 0.489	r = 0.375
≤ 7 years old	p = 0.09	p = 0.11	p = 0.23	p = 0.43	p = 0.12	p = 0.21
Final Height	r = 0.601	r = 0.598	r = 0.362	r = 0.213	r = 0.521	r = 0.421
Final Height	p = 0.07	p = 0.09	p = 0.32	p = 0.52	p = 0.09	p = 0.17

Sample sizes as Xm = or Xp=; and number of measures (in brackets). Kolmogorov-Smirnov test showed no deviation from linearity (p < 0.01). Values are correlations of patient and parental height (Pearson’s correlation coefficient) p ≤ 0.05.

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