Prevalence of short stature and malnutrition among Egyptian primary school children and their coexistence with Anemia

Table 2 Etiology of short suture among studied children (N = 380)

Etiology of short suture	N = 380	%
Non pathological variants:
▪Familial	155	40.8
▪Constitutional	92	24.2
▪idiopathic	25	6.6
Endocrinal causes:
▪GHD^b	37	9.7
▪Hypothyroidism	29	7.6
▪Malnutrition	26	6.8
Systemic non endocrinal causes:
▪Celiac disease	13	3.4
▪CKD^a	2	0.5
▪Turner syndrome	1	0.3

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