Research Article

Baseline Body Composition in Prepubertal Short Stature Children with Severe and Moderate Growth Hormone Deficiency

Table 2

Significant Pearson’s correlations between peak GH level in the night profile and body composition parameters in the study group.

All patients
Peak GH level in the night profile
Pearson’s correlationSignificance

FAT (%)
FFM (%)
PMM (%)
TBW (%)

FAT: fat mass, FFM: fat free mass, GH: growth hormone, PMM: predicted muscle mass, and TBW: total body water.