Final adult height of children with idiopathic short stature: a multicenter study on GH therapy alone started during peri-puberty

Table 2 Comparisons of baseline height SDS, FAH SDS, and TH SDS

Treatment course	n	Baseline age (y)	Baseline height SDS	FAH SDS	TH SDS	△1HtSDS = FAH SDS - baseline height SDS	△2 HtSDS = FAH SDS - TH SDS	△3 HtSDS = baseline height SDS - TH SDS	Within different treatment courses Comparison between ∆2 and ∆3
< 3 m Control	41	12.9 ± 1.75	−3.14 ± 0.723	− 1.98 ± 1.065	−0.95 ± 0.749	1.16 ± 1.036	− 0.98 ± 1.106	− 2.22 ± 1.030	t = 4.927 P = 0.000*
3-6 m	70	12.7 ± 1.76	− 2.99 ± 0.904	− 1.68 ± 1.035	− 0.96 ± 0.720	1.30 ± 1.090 t = − 0.673 P = 0.503	− 0.78 ± 1.171	− 1.99 ± 0.997	t = 6.044 P = 0.000*
6-12 m	55	12.5 ± 1.86	− 2.87 ± 0.838	− 1.88 ± 1.196	− 0.99 ± 0.739	1.00 ± 1.273 t = 0.690 P = 0.492	− 0.94 ± 1.293	− 1.89 ± 0.900	t = 4.351 P = 0.000*
1–2y	81	12.3 ± 1.75	−2.79 ± 0.775	− 1.76 ± 1.417	− 0.93 ± 0.758	1.01 ± 1.312 t = 0.637 P = 0.525	− 0.84 ± 1.483	−1.88 ± 1.088	t = 4.920 P = 0.000*
≥2y	97	11.9 ± 1.89	−3.03 ± 1.268	− 1.49 ± 1.225	− 0.72 ± 0.778	1.54 ± 1.229 t = − 1.751 P = 0.082	−0.77 ± 1.475	−2.25 ± 1.560	t = 6.441 P = 0.000*
Total	344		−2.96 ± 0.968	− 1.72 ± 1.219	−0.89 ± 0.756	1.23 ± 1.222	−0.85 ± 1.349	− 2.05 ± 1.194	t = 11.764 P = 0.000*
		F = 3.693 P = 0.006*	F = 1.226 P = 0.299	F = 1.581 P = 0.179	F = 1.608 P = 0.172	F = 2.910 P = 0.022*	F = 0.261 P = 0.903	F = 1.500 P = 0.202

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