Final height in survivors of childhood cancer compared with Height Standard Deviation Scores at diagnosis

Final height in survivors of childhood cancer compared with Height Standard Deviation Scores at diagnosis.

BACKGROUND Our study aimed to evaluate final height in a cohort of Dutch childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and assess possible determinants of final height, including height at diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We calculated standard deviation scores (SDS) for height at initial cancer diagnosis and height in adulthood in a cohort of 573 CCS. Multivariable regression analyses were carried out to ...

Final height in survivors of childhood cancer compared to height standard deviation scores at diagnosis

Aim To evaluate final height in a cohort of Dutch childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and assess possible determinants of final height, including height at diagnosis. Patients and Methods We calculated standard deviation scores (SDS) for height at initial cancer diagnosis and height in adulthood in a cohort of 573 CCS. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to estimate the influence of d...

Recombinant Human Growth Hormone After Transplantation HEIGHT VELOCITY AND HEIGHT STANDARD DEVIATION SCORES

FIGURE 16-27 Because growth often remains poor despite a functioning renal graft, a large multicenter controlled study was initiated to evaluate the effectiveness of recombinant human growth hormone in stimulating growth in children with a kidney allograft. In all three groups a significantly different growth velocity and change in height SDS occurred during the first year of treatment with gro...

Final height after transplantation in childhood.

Height at diagnosis of malignancies.

Studies of the presenting height of children with malignancies have produced conflicting results, from an excess of taller patients to an excess of shorter patients. The problems of measurement bias, inadequate comparison populations, small numbers of patients, subgroup analyses, and overreliance on simple significance tests are all possible reasons for the variation in results. To clarify this...