Impact of BMI on Growth Hormone Stimulation Tests in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Peak stimulated growth hormone (GH) levels are known to decrease with increasing BMI, possibly leading to overdiagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) in children with overweight and obesity. However, current guidelines do not provide guidance how to interpret peak GH values of these children, n...

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Autores principales: Abawi, Ozair, Augustijn, Dieuwertje, Hoeks, Sanne, de Rijke, Yolanda B, van den Akker, Erica L T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Pediatric Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266030/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1382

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266030/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1382

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