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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population

From: Dynamic Ghrelin and GH serum levels during combined simultaneous arginine clonidine stimulation test in children with dwarfism

 

GHD (n = 26)

NGH (n = 24)

P value

Boys/Girls

14/12

13/11

 

Age (years)

9.7 ± 0.8

9.6 ± 0.9

0.689

Body weight (kg)

33.6 ± 4.1

32.8 ± 4.5

0.452

Height (cm)

124.2 ± 5.9

124.9 ± 5.2

0.421

GH peak (μg/l)

4.7 ± 3.6

15.2 ± 2.9

0.002

Ghrelin (pmol/l)

652.9 ± 68.2

610.1 ± 65.8

0.398

  1. GH Growth hormone, GHD growth hormone deficiency, NGH normal growth hormone
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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