Table 2

Growth and treatment data

Patient
No
Age start (years)Stage of renal failurePretrial Ht SD2 Year Ht SDHeight Δ scoreDuration GH (months)Comments
Start2 Years
116.2TransTrans−5.8−4.01.824
24.5Pre-DPre-D−2.7−1.01.724
315.7DialTrans−2.3−0.61.711Withdrawn at 11 months: transplant
 G49.0DialDial−3.1−1.51.624Side effects: priapism
 O56.8Pre-DTrans−2.9−1.31.68Withdrawn at 8 months: decreased GFR
 O65.0Pre-DDial−2.5−1.21.324
 D2-150 716.4TransTrans−4.5−3.21.312Withdrawn at 12 months: decreased GFR
89.2TransTrans−3.0−1.81.214Withdrawn at 14 months: transplant
99.8TransTrans−2.7−1.51.224
104.6Pre-DPre-D−3.5−2.41.124
114.2DialTrans−2.8−1.71.14Withdrawn at 4 months: transplant
123.7DialDial−3.6−2.61.024Side effects: avascular necrosis
 M1315.5DialDial−4.1−3.40.712Withdrawn 1 year no response
 O146.9Pre-DPre-D−2.3−1.70.624
 D159.7DialDial−3.0−2.50.524
 E162.0Pre-DPre-D−2.9−2.60.30Refused GH trial
 R175.9Pre-DPre-D−3.0−2.70.313Withdrawn at 13 months: small decrease GFR
 A1818.7TransTrans−2.3−2.00.34Side effects:chest pain (patient withdrew himself)
 T1914.4TransTrans−1.8−1.50.324
 E2-150 204.1DialTrans−3.7−3.50.27Withdrawn at 7 months: transplant
2115.2TransTrans−4.3−4.3.012Side effects: minor weight gain; withdrawn 1yr no response
2213.2TransDial−2.8−2.9−0.124Side effects: small decrease GFR
238.7Pre-DPre-D−3.5−3.7−0.27Withdrawn at 7 months: transplant (failed)
 P244.7DialDial−3.0−3.3−0.315Withdrawn at 15 months: fits
 O2511.8DialDial−1.9−2.3−0.43Withdrawn at 3 months: headaches, increase ICP
 O2612.7DialDial−3.3−4.0−0.722Withdrawn at 22 months: no response
 R2-150 2712.7DialDial−1.7−2.6−0.912Withdrawn at 12 months: no response
2813.2DialDial−5.3−6.3−1.012Withdrawn at 12 months: poor response
2912.4TransTrans−2.1−3.7−1.60Refused GH trial
306.0DialTrans−3.516Withdrawn at 16 months: transplant
  • 2-150 Growth during the study. See methods for detail. Dial = dialysis; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; GH = growth hormone; Ht SD = height standard deviation; ICP = intracranial pressure; Pre-D = predialysis; Trans = transplant.