The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that insulin sensitivity is not different between growth hormone - treated subjects who are small for gestational age (SGA) and an SGA cohort of subjects matched by gender and body mass index (BMI) who are not treated with growth hormone (GH) and who remain short at final height.
case-control
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT)
To demonstrate, that the Insulin Sensitivity Index is not different between GH treated SGA and SGA cohort matched by gender and BMI and not treated with GH that remained short at final height
Time frame: 90 days
To demonstrate that blood pressure and lipid profile are not different between GH treated SGA subjects and an SGA cohort matched by gender and BMI and not treated with GH
Time frame: 90 days
To demonstrate that the ISI is not different between GH treated SGA subjects and an SGA cohort matched by gender and BMI and not treated with GH that achieved normal final height
Time frame: 90 days
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