Construction and evaluation of a height prediction model for children with growth disorders treated with recombinant human growth hormone.

Journal: BMC endocrine disorders
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Height gain in children with growth disorders undergoing recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy shows considerable variability. Predicting treatment outcomes is essential for optimizing individualized treatment strategies.

Authors

  • Feng Zhu
    Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, People's Republic of China.
  • Anle Wu
    Department of Child Healthcare, Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
  • Lingling Chen
    School of Artificial Intelligence, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P.R.China;Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300130, P.R.China.chenling@hebut.edu.cn.
  • Ya Xia
    Department of Child Healthcare, Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
  • Xiaoju Luo
    Department of Science and Education, Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
  • Jieqian Zhu
    Department of Child Healthcare, Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
  • Lina Huang
    Department of Radiology, Changshu No. 2 People's Hospital, The Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Changshu, China.
  • Yu Zhang
    College of Marine Electrical Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China.