Accuracy and consequences of reported target height.

The discrepancy between reported and measured TH (R-TH and M-TH) was significantly higher in the group SS compared to noSS (median 1.8 cm/0.3 SDS vs. 0.8 cm/0.1 SDS; I P i < .01). Children referred for SS with CHt <-1.5 SDS below TH were 38 (58%) considering R-TH and 29 (45%) looking at M-TH ( I P i < .01). Keywords: short stature; growth hormone; target height; parents; reported EN short stature growth hormone target height parents reported 1513 1515 3 04/19/21 20210501 NES 210501 Abbreviations CHt child's height (measured) GH growth hormone IQRs interquartile range M-TH measured target height M-PHt measured parent's height noSS no short stature R-TH reported target height R-PHt reported parent's height SDS standard deviation score TH target height INTRODUCTION Short stature is a common referral in paediatric endocrinology. [Extracted from the article]

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