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Table 10 Baseline, Adult height, & Adult height gain of controls (Mean SDS & 95% CI) in Published Studies of NFSS & FSS and of Treated Children in Our Study

From: Growth hormone significantly increases the adult height of children with idiopathic short stature: comparison of subgroups and benefit

 

Baseline

Adult height

Adult height gain

Published study [Ref. #]

Number

mean SDS

(95% CI)

mean SDS

(95% CI)

mean SDS

(95% CI)

NFSS Wit [9]

45

-3.20

-3.35 – - 3.05

-2.40

-2.64 – -2.16

0.80

0.62 – 0.98

NFSS Albertsson-Wikland [3]

36

-2.60

-2.87 – -2.33

-2.10

-2.34 – -1.86

0.50

0.23 – 0.77

Our study NFSS (Treated)

63

-2.62

-2.77 – -2.47

-0.56

-0.72 – -0.40

2.06

1.87 – 2.25

Difference ― Our study to:

    

cm

 

cm

M

F

M

F

NFSS Wit[9]

 

+0.58

 

+1.84

12.4

11.3

+1.26

8.5

7.7

NFSS Albertsson-Wikland[3]

 

-0.02

 

+1.54

10.4

9.4

+1.56

10.2

9.5

FSS Wit [9]

10

-2.50

-2.85 – -2.15

-2.20

-2.83 – -1.57

0.30

-0.05 – 0.65

FSS Albertsson-Wikland [3]

10

-2.80

-3.52 – -2.08

-2.90

-3.57 – -2.23

-0.10

-0.79 – 0.59

Our study FSS (Treated)

25

-2.59

-2.86 – -2.32

-1.08

-1.41 – -0.75

1.51

1.24 – 1.78

Difference ― Our study to:

    

cm

 

cm

M

F

M

F

FSS Wit[9]

 

-0.09

 

+1.12

7.5

6.9

+1.21

8.1

7.4

FSS Albertsson-Wikland[3]

 

+0.21

 

+1.82

12.8

11.2

+1.61

10.8

9.9

  1. M = male, F = female.