Association between Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Axis Gene Polymorphisms and Short Stature in Chinese Children

Table 1

The clinical characteristics of all study participants.

Characteristic	Control	GHD
	206	181
Gender (, %)
Female	96 (46.6%)	51 (28.2%)
Male	110 (53.4%)	130 (71.8%)
Age (y)	7.5 ± 3.2
Height (cm)	129.9 ± 20.6	127.9 ± 16.1
Weight (Kg)	31.3 ± 15.2	29.5 ± 11.0
BMI (Kg/m^2)	17.5 ± 3.7	17.5 ± 3.1

Data are mean ± standard deviation. BMI = body mass index. is considered significant.