Table 3 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents in the field test sample by age group
Subject characteristics | Total | Age group | Age group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8–12 yrs | 13–18 yrs | ||||||
N | 268 | 100% | 129 | 48.1% | 139 | 51.9% | |
Gender | Female | 114 | 42.5% | 60 | 52.6% | 54 | 47.4% |
Male | 154 | 57.5% | 69 | 44,8% | 85 | 55,2% | |
Main diagnosis | GHD | 109 | 40.7% | 40 | 36.7% | 69 | 63.3% |
ISS | 159 | 59.3% | 89 | 56.0% | 70 | 44,0% | |
Treatment status | Treated | 142 | 53,0% | 58 | 40,8% | 84 | 59,2% |
Untreated | 126 | 47,0% | 71 | 56.3% | 55 | 43.7% | |
Height SDS | 0 to −1.499 | 77 | 31.4% | 31 | 40.3% | 46 | 59.7% |
N = 246 | −1.50 to −2.499 | 115 | 46,9% | 67 | 58.3% | 48 | 41.7% |
−2.50 and lower | 53 | 21.6% | 21 | 39.6% | 32 | 60.4% | |