Table 2 Characteristics of subject stratified by growth
Suboptimal growth (height) (n=53) | Optimal growth (height) (n=155) | P-Valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (s.d.) | n | Mean (s.d.) | ||
Age at first hospitalization (years) | 50 | 13.6 (1.2) | 158 | 15.5 (1.5) | <0.0001 |
Height at onset (m) | 50 | 1.61 (0.06) | 158 | 1.65 (0.08) | 0.002 |
Height percentile at onset | 50 | 55.1 (25.7) | 158 | 52.2 (28.6) | 0.52 |
Menarche was before onset of disease (%) | 49 | N=32 65.3% | 152 | N=121 79.6% | 0.04 |
BMI at first hospitalization (kg/m2) | 50 | 14.8 (1.3) | 154 | 14.9 (1.5) | 0.8 |
BMI s.d. scores at first hospitalization | 50 | −2.25 (0.9) | 153 | −2.91 (1.1) | 0.0002 |
Outpatient therapy prior to first hospitalization (%) | 50 | N=13 26.0% | 158 | N=60 38.0% | 0.12 |
Time between beginning of disease and first hospitalization (weeks) | 47 | 34.4 (25.0) | 141 | 50.9 (46.5) | <0.0001 |
Total number of hospitalizations | 50 | 1.8 (1.1) | 158 | 1.6 (1.1) | 0.13 |
BMI at first discharge | 48 | 17.07 (1.4) | 152 | 17.4 (1.5) | 0.17 |
Follow-up | |||||
Time since last discharge (years) | 50 | 5.8 (3.2) | 158 | 6.4 (2.9) | 0.18 |
BMI at follow-up | 48 | 18.9 (2.7) | 150 | 19.9 (2.8) | 0.03 |
