... growth hormone deficiency Final adult height Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a complex endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland, resulting in impaired linear growth in children, as well as various physiological and metabolic...

... is assessed with height, short-term changes in height velocity (HV), and attainment of final adult height, which may not be concordant. In both children and adults, the biochemical indices utilized to predict and/or monitor response to GH therapy have included: (1) nonspecific indices: glucose, insulin, urea...

...G.v. Kalckreuth; F. Haverkamp; M. Kessler; R.H. Rosskamp We compared the final adult height (FH) of patients with classic constitutional delay of growth and puberty with their target height (TH) and with the height prediction by the Bayley-Pinneau method (BP). 20 patients and their parents were...

...Marianna Rachmiel; Vanessa Rota; Eshetu Atenafu; Denis Daneman; Jill Hamilton There is no consensus regarding the optimal dosing of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) for children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Our objective was to evaluate the final adult height (FAH) in children...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Final adult height Target height Childhood growth pattern Constitutional delay of growth and puberty Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP...