Effect of treatment with growth hormone on body composition and metabolic profile of short children born small for gestational age.

Adriana Masiero Kühl Marcia Regina Messaggi Gomes Dias Rosana Marques Pereira

Published in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2024)

The effect of rGH treatment was higher on LM than in FM, with increased LM adjusted for length and standardized for age and sex. Glycemia remained within the normal limits, and there was a decreased number of children with total cholesterol above the recommended levels.

Keyphrases

body composition
gestational age
young adults
growth hormone
preterm birth
resistance training
birth weight
bone mineral density
combination therapy
body mass index
replacement therapy