International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

Table 7 IGF-1

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

Gonadal stage
Males	1	2	3	4	5	Adult
*Reference ranges in ng/ml**	109 to 485	174 to 512	230 to 818	396 776	402-839	182 to 780
Pre treatment
Number	27	7
Mean	128	250
SD	64	81
Minimum	27	151
Maximum	270	178
Treated
Number	53	25	20	68	28	4
Mean	190	415	496	548	575	321
SD	127	130	162	165	184	22
Minimum	64	200	122	224	269	292
Maximum	625	637	777	961	897	338
Post treatment
Number				1	2	16
Mean				374	286	321
SD					57	101
Minimum					245	178
Maximum					326	520
Females	Breast stage
Reference ranges in ng/ml	128 to 470	186 to 695	292 to 883	394 920	308-1138	182 to 780
Pre treatment	1	2	3	4	5	Adult
Number	9	3
Mean	167	243
SD	80	32
Minimum	95	214
Maximum	331	277
Treated
Number	6	10	13	7	3
Mean	287	327	510	662	336
SD	95	98	192	222	63
Minimum	146	194	207	352	284
Maximum	397	470	959	916	406
Post treatment
Number				2	5	5
Mean				440	244	300
SD				233	52	130
Minimum				276	192	164
Maximum				605	311	511

*Reference ranges from Quest Diagnostics, Pediatric Endocrinology. Ed. Delbert A. Fisher; 2001.

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