Research Article

Patient Acceptance, Ease of Use, and Preference for Norditropin NordiFlex with NordiFlex PenMate: Results from an Open-Label, User Survey of Everyday Use

Table 1

Patient demographic characteristics at baseline.

Characteristic

Age (years), mean (SD) 1 1 . 2 7 ± 3 . 9 5
Sex (male/female), %47/38 (55.4/44.6)
Height (cm), mean (SD)139.5 (29.3)
Weight (kg), mean (SD)36.3 (18.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD)12.4 (4.9)
Diagnosis (n), (%)
 GHD28 (32.9%)
 Acquired GHD9 (10.6%)
 SGA23 (27.0%)
 Turner syndrome11 (12.9%)
  “Other”14 (16.5%)
Previous GH therapy (n), (%)
 GH-naïve19 (22.4%)
 Switched from another GH device66 (77.6%)

GH: growth hormone; GHD: growth hormone deficiency; SD: standard deviation; SGA: small for gestational age.