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Table 2 Patient characteristics at AIT initiation

From: Height outcomes in children with growth hormone deficiency and idiopathic short stature treated concomitantly with growth hormone and aromatase inhibitor therapy: data from the ANSWER program

Mean ± SD

GHD

ISS

Chronological age, y

n = 115

14.70 ± 1.85

n = 27

13.76 ± 1.73

HSDS

n = 112

−0.99 ± 0.88

n = 27

−1.04 ± 0.79

Bone age, y

n = 91

13.54 ± 2.41

n = 23

13.45 ± 0.97

BA/CA ratio

n = 90

0.97 ± 0.10

n = 23

0.99 ± 0.10

  1. AIT Aromatase inhibitor therapy, BA Bone age, CA Chronologic age, GHD Growth hormone deficiency, HSDS Height standard deviation score, ISS Idiopathic short stature