Height velocity in Argentinean girls with Turner's syndrome

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Jul-Aug;14(7):883-91. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2001.14.7.883.

Abstract

Height velocities from birth to maturity derived from 1,049 height increments measured over intervals 0.85-1.15 years were studied from a sample of 187 patients with Turner's syndrome (TS) diagnosed on the basis of karyotype. Length of follow up in each girl varied from 1.0 to 11.0 years. Cross-sectional analysis showed a relatively stable growth velocity during pubertal ages. However, longitudinal analysis of individual growth curves showed the existence of a small growth spurt in 37 out of 47 girls with available data during pubertal years. Mean peak height velocity (PHV) of this spurt was 5.7 cm/year, SD 1.34; mean age at PHV was 12.66 years, SD 1.70. Selected percentiles were calculated using the least mean squares (LMS) method. Results show that a small growth spurt in girls with TS may be more frequent than previously thought.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aging / physiology
  • Argentina / epidemiology
  • Body Height / physiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Growth / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism / therapy
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Turner Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Turner Syndrome / pathology*