Open AccessCorrelation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature
Author(s) -
Mona Karem Amin,
Heba G. Ahmed,
Mohamed Selmy,
Suzan Gad
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.1016/j.jped.2021.04.012
Subject(s) - ghrelin , medicine , body mass index , correlation , endocrinology , short stature , growth hormone , positive correlation , negative correlation , idiopathic short stature , hormone , geometry , mathematics
To assess the BMI among children with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) and its correlation to ghrelin, Growth Hormone (GH), and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) levels.