B O D Y P R O P O R T I O N S I N S M A L L F O R G E S T A T I O N A L A G E C H I L D R E N A F T E R R E C E I V I N G G R O W T H H O R M O N E T R E A T M E N T Figure 1 shows the change in BMI after 1 year of rhGH treatment, plotted against the change in TBW, 6 weeks after rhGH treatment for the SGA children. 55% of SGA children showed an increase in BMI after 1 year of rhGH treatment. The range of difference in BMI varies from a decrease of 1.5 to an increase of 1.1. All children showed an increase in TBW. Figure 1: Change in BMI (kg/m2) after 1 year of rhGH treatment, plotted against TBW/ height2(l/m2), 6 weeks after the start of rhGH treatment In Figure 2, the change in weight for height 1 year after treatment, is compared with changes in TBW, 6 weeks after rhGH treatment. 75% Of SGA children showed an increase in weight for height after 1 year of rhGH treatment. The range of differ-‐ ence in weight for height varies from -‐0.43 SDS to 0.65 SDS. All children showed an increase in TBW. 65
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