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Table 2 Difference in years between chronological age (CA) and bone age (BA), grouped by glucocorticoid (GC) regimen

From: The role of delayed bone age in the evaluation of stature and bone health in glucocorticoid treated patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

 

n

Mean CA (SD)

Mean BA (SD)

Mean diff CA-BA

(95% CI of diff)

GC treated

44

10.8 (3.1)

9.1 (2.2)

1.6 (1.1, 2.1)*

GC naïve

12

8.9 (5.8)

9.0 (6.1)

−0.2 (− 0.9, 0.5)

GC previously

6

16.6 (1.4)

16.2 (1.7)

−0.4 (−1.4, 2.3)

  1. *The difference in CA and BA is significant for the GC treated group (p < 0.01). SD: Standard deviation. CI Confidence interval
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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

ISSN: 1687-9856

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