title: [The causes of short stature in children in ambulatory care].
abstract: The data relating to all children referred over a 10-year period to the out-patient department of a children's hospital in a West German city because of growth retardation were retrospectively analyzed. A diagnosis of short stature was made in 306 patients. The proportion of boys to girls was 2.5:1. The average age of the patients was about 10 years (0.75-17.4); 9.8% of the children were less than 4 years old, and 5.9% were over 16 years. In 68.3% of the patients the Study revealed constitutional delay of growth or familial short stature or a combination of two. Twelve children (3.9%) were demonstrated to have growth hormone deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Kinderkrankenhaus der Stadt Köln.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Knoop
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weltersbach
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone
vernacular_title: Ursachen des Minderwuchses bei ambulanten Kindern.