Table 1

Prednisolone dose (mg/kg/day) and SD scores for height immediately before and one year after insertion of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 10 children with Crohn’s disease

Patient No		Prednisolone dose				Height SD score
Patient No		Before insertion	After insertion			Before insertion	After insertion
1	0.38	0.08		−1.2	−1.1
2	0.26	0.12		−0.9	−0.6
3	0.60	0.08		−1.4	−0.7
4	0.31	0.04		0.2	0.5
5	0.50	0		NA	NA
6	0.08	0		−2.0	−2.5
7	0.39	0		−3.0	−2.3
8	0.15	0		−4.1	−2.3
9	2.27	0		−4.6	−3.6
10	0.72	0		−1.3	−1.0

NA = not available.