hrp0089p3-p206 | GH & IGFs P3 | ESPE2018

Body Mass Index (BMI) in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) at Diagnosis, One Year and Two Years After Treatment with Growth Hormone (GH)

Schmitt-Lobe Maria Claudia , Costa Debora Regina Andrade Dalla , Ueno Rafael Koji Yoshimatsu

Introduction: Growth velocity is reduced in patients with GH deficiency and this may result in an increase in Body Mass Index (BMI). Treatment performed with Growth Hormone (GH) while accelerating growth velocity, might reduce BMI. The objective of this study was to evaluate BMI in patients with GHD at diagnosis, 1 y and 2 y after started treatment with GH and to compare if there is difference between the BMI of the patients with and without pituitary abnormalities.<p clas...