Table 1 General data
Boys | Girls | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline age (years) | 12.7 ± 1.87 | 11.7 ± 1.61 | 4.741 | 0.000* |
Baseline bone age (years) | 11.73 ± 2.32 | 10.08 ± 2.03 | −1.379 | 0.169 |
Treatment course (years) | 1.33 ± 1.296 (0.06–8.33) | 1.33 ± 1.159 (0.08–5.65) | −0.046 | 0.963 |
Age at the final follow-up (years) | 18.5 ± 2.25 | 18.0 ± 2.02 | 1.951 | 0.052 |
Baseline body height SDS | −3.07 ± 1.054 | −2.74 ± 0.761 | − 3.311 | 0.001* |
FAH (cm) | 160.6 ± 8.09 | 153.0 ± 5.46 | 10.404 | 0.000* |
FAH SDS | −1.91 ± 1.284 | − 1.38 ± 1.017 | −4.264 | 0.000* |
TH (Median height of parents (cm) | 167.7 ± 4.51 | 155.6 ± 4.12 | 23.354 | 0.000* |
TH SDS | −0.83 ± 0.747 | −0.98 ± 0.766 | 1.651 | 0.100 |
△1 (FAH SDS - baseline height SDS) | 1.15 ± 1.387 | 1.49 ± 0.955 | −2.605 | 0.010* |
△2 (FAH SDS - TH SDS) | −1.10 ± 1.403 | −0.27 ± 1.271 | −5.215 | 0.000* |
△3 (baseline height SDS - TH SDS) | −2.22 ± 1.291 | −1.74 ± 0.931 | −3.413 | 0.001* |
Comparisons between FAH SDS and baseline height SDS | P = 0.000* t = 10.245 | P = 0.000* t = 11.880 |