Gender bias in children receiving growth hormone treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1191-1198

  Hughes, Ian P ^a   Choong, Catherine S ^b,c   Cotterill, Andrew ^d   Harris, Mark ^d   Davies, Peter S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 77749270846     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1563     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Bao XL, Shi YF, Du YC, Liu R, Deng JY, Gao SM 1992 Prevalence of growth hormone deficiency of children in Beijing. Chin Med J (Engl) 105:401-405
2. August GP, Lippe BM, Blethen SL, Rosenfeld RG, Seelig SA, Johanson AJ, Compton PG, Frane JW, McClellan BH, Sherman BM 1990 Growth hormone treatment in the United States: demographic and diagnostic features of 2331 children. J Pediatr 116:899-903
3. Chatelain P 1999 Trends in the diagnosis and treatment of short stature as revealed by KIGS. In: Ranke MB, ed. Growth hormone therapy in KIGS - 10 years experience. Chap 2. Heidelberg: Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag; 11-20
4. Fujieda K, Tanaka T 2007 Diagnosis of children with short stature. In: Ranke MB, ed. Growth hormone therapy in pediatrics - 20 years of KIGS. Chap 3. Basel: Karger; 16-22
5. Grimberg A, Kutikov JK, Cucchiara AJ 2005 Sex differences in patients referred for evaluation of poor growth. J Pediatr 146:212-216
6. Lindsay R, Feldkamp M, Harris D, Robertson J, Rallison M 1994 Utah Growth Study: growth standards and the prevalence of growth hormone deficiency. J Pediatr 125:29-35
7. Vimpani GV, Vimpani AF, Lidgard GP, Cameron EH, Farquhar JW 1977 Prevalence of severe growth hormone deficiency. Br Med J 2:427-430
8. Steelman J 2006 The GHMonitorSM Registry: an update of the last three years. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 4(Suppl 1):91-94
9. Grimberg A, Stewart E, Wajnrajch MP 2008 Gender of pediatric recombinant human growth hormone recipients in the United States and globally. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:2050-2056
10. Lee JM, Davis MM, Clark SJ, Kemper AR 2007 Threshold of evaluation for short stature in a pediatric endocrine clinic: differences between boys versus girls? J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 20:21-26
11. Stochholm K, Gravholt CH, Laursen T, Jørgensen JO, Laurberg P, Andersen M, Kristensen LØ, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Christiansen JS, Frydenberg M, Green A 2006 Incidence of GH deficiency-a nationwide study. Eur J Endocrinol 155:61-71
12. Moayeri H, Aghighi Y 2004 A prospective study of etiology of short stature in 426 short children and adolescents. Arch Iran Med 7:23-27
13. Grimberg A, Ramos M, Grundmeier R, Feemster KA, Pati S, Cucchiara AJ, Stallings VA 2009 Sex-based prevalence of growth faltering in an urban pediatric population. J Pediatr 154:567-572.e2
14. Cuttler L, Silvers JB, Singh J, Marrero U, Finkelstein B, Tannin G, Neuhauser D 1996 Short stature and growth hormone therapy. A national study of physician recommendation patterns. JAMA 276:531-537
15. Abbot RA MD, Stubbs CO, Lee AJ, Harper C, Davies PSW 2007 Healthy Kids Queensland Survey 2006 Summary Report. In: Health Q, ed. Brisbane: The State of Queensland, Queensland Health; 64
16. Olds T, Dollman J, Kupke T, Cobiac L, Bowen J, Burnett J, Syrette J, Dempsey J, Bailie S, Wilson C, Flight I, Good N, Saunders I, Brosnan K, Pole D, Plumridge M 2008 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government: Canberra, Australia
17. NHANES 2008 CDC growth charts: United States. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
18. Tanner JM, Davies PS 1985 Clinical longitudinal standards for height and height velocity for North American children. J Pediatr 107:317-329
19. Lyon AJ, Preece MA, Grant DB 1985 Growth curve for girls with Turner syndrome. Arch Dis Child 60:932-935
20. Australian Government 2007 Guidelines for the availability of human growth hormone (hGH) as a pharmaceutical benefit. Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government: Canberra, Australia
21. 2004 ABS 3222.0 - population projections, Australia, 2004 to 2101. Australian Bureau of Statistics: Canberra, Australia
22. Hermanussen M, Cole J 2003 The calculation of target height reconsidered. Horm Res 59:180-183
23. 2000-2008 Prevention Center for Disease Control Archives C. CDC Growth charts: United States. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
24. Kulin HE 1996 Delayed puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 81:3460-3464
25. Wehkalampi K, Widén E, Laine T, Palotie A, Dunkel L 2008 Patterns of inheritance of constitutional delay of growth and puberty in families of adolescent girls and boys referred to specialist pediatric care. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:723-728
26. Polanczyk G, de Lima MS, Horta BL, Biederman J, Rohde LA 2007 The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: a systematic review and metaregression analysis. Am J Psychiatry 164:942-948
27. Poulton A 2005 Growth on stimulant medication: clarifying the confusion: a review. Arch Dis Child 90:801-806
28. Rosen DS, Foster C 2001 Delayed puberty. Pediatr Rev 22:309-315
29. Freedman DS, Khan LK, Serdula MK, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS 2000 Secular trends in height among children during 2 decades: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:155-161
30. Cole TJ 2003 The secular trend in human physical growth: a biological view. Econ Hum Biol 1:161-168
31. Freedman DS, Khan LK, Serdula MK, Ogden CL, Dietz WH 2006 Racial and ethnic differences in secular trends for childhood BMI, weight, and height. Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:301-308
32. Sørensen K, Andersson AM, Skakkebaek NE, Juul A 2007 Serum sex hormone-binding globulin levels in healthy children and girls with precocious puberty before and during gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:3189-3196
33. Juul A, Fisker S, Scheike T, Hertel T, Muller J, Orskov H, Skakkebaek NE 2000 Serum levels of growth hormone binding protein in children with normal and precocious puberty: relation to age, gender, body composition and gonadal steroids. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 52:165-172
34. Léger J, Mercat I, Alberti C, Chevenne D, Armoogum P, Tichet J, Czernichow P 2007 The relationship between the GH/IGF-I axis and serum markers of bone turnover metabolism in healthy children. Eur J Endocrinol 157:685-692
35. Rietveld I, Janssen JA, van Rossum EF, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Rivadeneira F, Hofman A, Pols HA, van Duijn CM, Lamberts SW 2004 A polymorphic CA repeat in the IGF-I gene is associated with gender-specific differences in body height, but has no effect on the secular trend in body height. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 61:195-203
36. Rogers I, Metcalfe C, Gunnell D, Emmett P, Dunger D, Holly J 2006 Insulin-like growth factor-I and growth in height, leg length, and trunk length between ages 5 and 10 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:2514-2519
37. Rochiccioli P, Messina A, Tauber MT, Enjaume C 1989 Correlation of the parameters of 24-hour growth hormone secretion with growth velocity in 93 children of varying height. Horm Res 31:115-118
38. Veldhuis JD, Bowers CY 2003 Human GH pulsatility: an ensemble property regulated by age and gender. J Endocrinol Invest 26:799-813
39. Veldhuis JD, Bowers CY 2003 Three-peptide control of pulsatile and entropic feedback-sensitive modes of growth hormone secretion: modulation by estrogen and aromatizable androgen. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 16(Suppl 3):587-605
40. Veldhuis JD, Roemmich JN, Rogol AD 2000 Gender and sexual maturation-dependent contrasts in the neuroregulation of growth hormone secretion in prepubertal and late adolescent males and females-a general clinical research center-based study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:2385-2394
41. Mauras N, Bishop K, Welch S 2007 Growth hormone action in puberty: effects by gender. Growth Horm IGF Res 17:463-471
42. Cook DM, Yuen KC 2006 Growth hormone dosing variables in growth hormone-deficient adults. Growth Horm IGF Res 16(Suppl A):S49-S54
43. Cohen P, Bright GM, Rogol AD, Kappelgaard AM, Rosenfeld RG 2002 Effects of dose and gender on the growth and growth factor response to GH in GH-deficient children: implications for efficacy and safety. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:90-98
44. Deal C, Pfaeffle R, Zimmerman AG, Shavrikova EP, Child CJ, Blum WF 2009 Abnormal MRI in GH-deficient patient: association with clinical presentation, hormonal status, and 1st year GH response. Horm Res 72(Suppl 3):42-43
45. Keret R, Ashkenazi IE, Wasserman M, Bauman B, Pertzelan A, Ticher A, Laron Z 1996 Two types of growth hormone rhythm in boys with constitutional short stature. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 9:599-607