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Prevalence of refra...
Prevalence of refractoriness when testing growth hormone levels in children
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- Borghammar, Camilla (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Pediatrik, Lund,Sektion V,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Paediatrics (Lund),Section V,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Skåne University Hospital
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- Boije, Victoria (author)
- Skåne University Hospital
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- Becker, Charlotte (author)
- Regional Laboratories Region Skåne
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- Lindberg, Bengt (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Celiaki och diabetes,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Pediatrisk endokrinologi,Celiac Disease and Diabetes Unit,Lund University Research Groups,Paediatric Endocrinology,Skåne University Hospital
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- Elfving, Maria (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Pediatrik, Lund,Sektion V,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Childhood Cancer Research Unit,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum,Övriga starka forskningsmiljöer,Paediatrics (Lund),Section V,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Lund University Research Groups,LUCC: Lund University Cancer Centre,Other Strong Research Environments,Skåne University Hospital
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- 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Growth Hormone and IGF Research. - 1096-6374. ; 71
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Abstract
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- Objective: Late night spontaneous growth hormone (GH) pulses may influence the pituitary GH response to provocation tests. We evaluated GH response during arginine-insulin-tolerance test (AITT) after a GH peak during a short spontaneous nocturnal profile (SSNP) in children with short stature or low growth velocity. Design: Using SSNP and subsequent AITT, we examined 257 children 4–18 years old (138 (53.7%) males) recruited from three hospitals. Medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Refractory children were defined as a GH peak ≥7 μg/L during SSNP but no GH peak ≥7 μg/L during AITT. Results: In total, 201/257 children had a GH peak ≥7 μg/L at SSNP and/or AITT. Of these, 21.9% were refractory. The proportion of males (p = 0.033) and body mass index (BMI) standard deviation score (SDS) (p = 0.037) were higher in the refractory group than in children with a GH peak ≥7 μg/L during AITT. The median period between last GH peak ≥7 μg/L during SSNP and GHmax at AITT was 210 (30–390) minutes. The GHmax at AITT occurred 30 min earlier for children without a peak ≥7 μg/L during the SSNP (p = 0.004). The number of refractoriness differed somewhat between the hospitals (p = 0.025). Conclusions: Many children with short stature were refractory at testing; among them we found few clinical characteristics. Refractoriness might be influenced by some differences in procedure, but needs to be considered when evaluating GH response in children.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Pediatrik (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Pediatrics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Arginine-insulin-tolerance test (AITT)
- Child
- Growth hormone (GH)
- Refractoriness
- Spontaneous nocturnal profile
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- art (subject category)
- ref (subject category)
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