ESPE Abstracts

Background: Children born SGA have been implicated to be at higher risk for subsequent obesity; however, the body composition, especially fat distribution, in SGS short stature (SGA-SS) patients and the effects of growth hormone (GH) therapy on body composition in SGA-SS have not been fully studied.Purpose: To unravel the effects of GH therapy on body fat mass, body fat distribution, muscle mass, and bone mineral density...