Evaluation of Prepubertal Patients with Suspected Neurosecretory Dysfunction of Growth Hormone Secretion: Diagnostic Steps and Treatment Response

Table 2

Night profile data of NSD- and non-NSD patients.

	NSD			Non-NSD
	Number of peaks	Maximal secretion; (ng/ml)	Mean secretion; (ng/ml)	Number of peaks	Maximal secretion; (ng/ml)	Mean secretion; (ng/ml)
	48	48	49	41	41	41
Mean	2,90	10,23	2,39	3,85	18,27	4,36
Median	3,00	9,15	2,40	4,00	17,60	4,20
SDS	1,13	4,14	0,54	0,99	6,58	0,88