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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Published in:Jornal de pediatria 2022-05, Vol.98 (3), p.276-281
Main Authors: Amin, Mona Karem, Ahmed, Heba G., Selmy, Mohamed, Gad, Suzan S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BMI
GHD
Ghrelin
IGF-1
ISS
Short stature
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Summary: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
DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2021.04.012