The prevalence of isolated growth hormone deficiency among children of short stature in Jordan and its relationship with consanguinity.

What Was Tested

The paper reports a study of Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over), published as an observational study.

The prevalence of isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) among short-statured children in Jordan, where consanguineous marriage (CM) is common, is unknown.

No studies have investigated the relationship between degrees of consanguinity and IGHD.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of IGHD among short-statured children referred to a university hospital in Jordan and its relationship with different degrees of consanguinity.

Who Took Part

The abstract describes 50 boys taking part.

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were children and teenagers, both men and women.

The researchers conducted a 24-month cross-sectional observational trial at an outpatient tertiary care center in Amman, Jordan.

The researchers obtained detailed family histories, medical evaluations and laboratory tests for 94 short-statured children (50 boys and 44 girls aged 6-16 years).

What Was Measured

The subject headings attached to it are Consanguinity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dwarfism, Pituitary, Growth Disorders, Jordan, Prevalence and Tertiary Care Centers.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is an observational study of Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) in 50 boys.

Its findings take up roughly 4 sentences of the abstract and are left out here on purpose; the source paper is the place to read them.

The publication is from 2014 (Clinical endocrinology), a journal based in England.

More context: the Exogenous HGH, sermorelin & older GHRPs (why they're passed over) compound page, all human trials.