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Table 6 Diagnoses after diagnostic workup of short stature.

From: The diagnostic work up of growth failure in secondary health care; An evaluation of consensus guidelines

 

University hospital

General hospital

Total

 

Children < 3 years

Children > 3 years

Children < 3 years

Children > 3 years

 
  

CR

NCR

NC

 

CR

NCR

NC

 
 

n = 30

n = 284

n = 63

n = 21

n = 29

n = 85

n = 24

n = 6

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n = 542 (%)

GHD

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

CD

0

1

0

0

3

2

0

1

7

Turner

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

Other pathology

4

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

10

Total pathology

5 (16.7)

14 (5.2)

1 (5.7)

0 (0)

3 (10.3)

3 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

27 (5.0)

SGA only

4 (13.3)

54 (20.1)

3 (3.5)

4 (18.2)

1 (3.4)

13 (14.9)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

80 (14.8)

Idiopathic

21 (70)

216 (74.7)

59 (90.8)

17 (81.8)

25 (86.2)

69 (81.6)

24 (92.1)

4 (66.8)

435 (80.2)

  1. CR = Correctly referred; NCR = Not correctly referred; NC = Not classifiable (information to confirm CR was lacking);
  2. SGA = Small for gestational age (with persistent short stature after two years); GHD = Growth hormone deficiency; CD = Celiac disease