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Background
The effectiveness of growth hormone (GH) treatment for height gain in short‐stature children born small for gestational age (SGA) with extremely low birthweight (ELBW; birthweight <1,000 g) remains largely unknown.
Methods
In study 1, 35 prepubertal Japanese children born SGA with ELBW were categorized into three groups based on the presence or absence of catch‐up growth by age 3...
Background
Children born small for gestational age (SGA) with catch‐up growth are at high risk for developing obesity; however, the characteristics of body composition, especially fat distribution, before and after growth hormone (GH) treatment in SGA children without catch‐up growth remains largely unknown.
Methods
Anthropometric characteristics, body composition by dual‐energy X‐ray absorption,...
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