Age and height at diagnosis in Belgian girls with Turner syndrome
| 2003 survey | 1991 survey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 45,X | Others | All | 45,X | Others | |
| *p<0.05; †p<0.01; ‡p<0.001: 2003 v 1991 survey. | ||||||
| §p<0.05; ¶p<0.001: 45,X v other karyotypes. | ||||||
| **All groups at p<0.01 level different from same group of 1–12 years. | ||||||
| Age at diagnosis (median (range)) | ||||||
| All ages | 6.6‡ (0.0–18.3) | 1.2†¶ (0.0–17.5) | 9.6* (0.0–18.3) | 11.2 (0.0–17.4) | 6.7§ (0.0–17.0) | 11.7 (0–17.4) |
| Diagnosis >1 y | 10.1† (1.1–18.3) | 9.7* (1.1–17.5) | 10.5* (1.4–18.3) | 12.3 (1.6–17.4) | 12.8 (1.6–17.0) | 11.9 (3.9–17.4) |
| Number (%) of patients per age category at diagnosis | ||||||
| All ages | 242 (100) | 113 (47) | 129 (53) | 100 (100) | 44 (44) | 56 (56) |
| <1 y | 73 (30) | 54 (22) | 19 (8) | 15 (15) | 13 (13) | 2 (2) |
| 1–12 y | 115 (48) | 42 (17) | 73 (30) | 40 (40) | 13 (13) | 27 (27) |
| >12 y | 54 (22) | 17 (7) | 37 (15) | 45 (45) | 18 (18) | 27 (27) |
| Height SDS at diagnosis (mean (SD)) in patients aged 1 year or older at diagnosis | ||||||
| All ages | −2.40 (0.93)‡ | −2.26 (0.78)† | −2.47 (0.99)* | −2.90 (1.00) | −3.04 (0.93) | −2.82 (0.89) |
| 1–12 y | −2.15 (0.76) | −2.10 (0.74) | −2.18 (0.76) | −2.41 (0.86) | −2.38 (1.00) | −2.43 (0.79) |
| >12 y** | −2.92 (1.05)* | −2.67 (0.71)† | −3.04 (1.15) | −3.34 (0.99) | −3.57 (0.99) | −3.21 (0.82) |