ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: To analyze the effects of clinical and laboratory factors, including insulin-like growth factor (IGF) levels, on the height velocity of normal prepubertal children.Methods: Ninety-five healthy prepubertal children (33 boys, 62 girls) were enrolled. The mean chronological age of the participants was 6.3±1.4 years, with a height standard deviation score (SDS) of −0.88±0.70. IGF-1, IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), SDS for anthropome...