From: Is ghrelin a biomarker of early-onset scoliosis in children with Prader–Willi syndrome?
PWS infants who later developed EOS n = 8 | PWS infants who did not later develop EOS n = 29 | p value | |
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Sex—girls, n (%) | 3 (37.5) | 10 (34.5) | 1.000 |
Age—month, median (IQR) | 6.1 (3.6–10.3) | 7.6 (4.8–9.1) | 0.912 |
BMI—WHO z-score, median (IQR)a | − 1.8 (− 2.5– − 1.1) | − 1.1 (− 1.9–0.0) | 0.110 |
Genetic subtype—deletion, n (%)a | 4 (50.0) | 12 (42.9) | 1.000 |
IGF-1—z-score, median (IQR)b | − 2.1 (− 2.5– − 1.3) | − 1.1 (− 1.7– − 0.4) | 0.008 |