Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature1

Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature1

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. A cross-sectional descriptive study in which 42 patients attending the Pediatric endocrine cl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Jornal de pediatria 2022-05, Vol.98 (3), p.276-281
Hauptverfasser: Amin, Mona Karem, Ahmed, Heba G., Selmy, Mohamed, Gad, Suzan S
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Sprache:eng
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BMI
GHD
Ghrelin
IGF-1
ISS
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Short stature
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Zusammenfassung: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. A cross-sectional descriptive study in which 42 patients attending the Pediatric endocrine clinic were enrolled, allocated into two groups: group I: GHD children; group II: ISS children. Ghrelin, IGF-1 and GH in both groups were measured. Ghrelin was significantly higher among GHD group (p 
ISSN:0021-7557
1678-4782
DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2021.04.012