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Adult height in children with prepubertal short stature secondary to intrauterine growth retardation
Author(s) -
Chaussain JL,
Colle M,
Ducret JP
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13294.x
Subject(s) - medicine , growth retardation , short stature , growth hormone , body height , pediatrics , el niño , endocrinology , body weight , hormone , pregnancy , genetics , biology
In a retrospective study of 47 children seen before puberty for growth retardation secondary to intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), 23 boys had a final height of 161.9 ± 8.0 cm and 24 girls a final height of 147.6 ± 7.2 cm, values that were significantly lower than the target heights of these patients ( p < 0.001). This reduction in adult height indicates the possible usefulness of growth hormone therapy in children with IUGR.