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Table 1 Clinical and auxological features of the whole population

From: SHOX deficiency in children with growth impairment: evaluation of known and new auxological and radiological indicators

 

SHOX D+

SHOX D-

p value

Subjects, n. of patients

52

244

 

Males/Females, %

50/50

63/37

.055

Age at diagnosis, years

10.9 (3.7)

10.4 (2.6)

.305

Height, SDS

−1.58 (0.9)

−1.58 (0.6)

.455

Sitting height/height, SDS

+ 2.51 (1.2)

+ 1.91 (0.9)

< .001

Arm spam/height

0.979 (0.04)

0.989 (0.02)

.027

BMI, SDS

0.1 (0.3)

0.1 (0.4)

.586

Bone age, years

10.4 (3.2)

9.2 (2.6)

.007

Neonatal length, SDS

−0.8 (1.1)

−0.8 (1.0)

.996

Neonatal weight, SDS

−0.5 (1.0)

−0.6 (1.0)

.458

  1. Mean (SD) values are reported