Variable | Per cent of height (%) | p Value | Deviation from normal (cm) | ||
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Non-SHOX n = 1447 | SHOX n = 65 | Non-SHOX | SHOX | ||
SHOX, short-stature homeobox containing gene. | |||||
Measures were related to standing height to evaluate disproportions; anthropometric measures as percentage of height were compared with the corresponding means of normal 8 year-old children (Flügel et al24) and were converted to differences in cm to give an impression of the magnitude of deviation. | |||||
Two-sided p values were calculated using analysis of variance (ANOVA); SDS (standard deviation score). | |||||
Height SDS | –3.3 (0.9) | –3.4 (1.1) | 0.673 | ||
Sitting height SDS | –3.1 (1.1) | –2.4 (1.4) | <0.001 | ||
Sitting height/Height | 54.5 (3.0) | 56.5 (3.0) | <0.001 | +1.2 | +3.9 |
Arm span/Height | 97.5 (3.4) | 95.2 (3.3) | <0.001 | –2.8 | –5.8 |
Forearm length/Height | 14.9 (1.2) | 14.3 (1.8) | <0.001 | +0.4 | –0.4 |
Upper arm length/Height | 17.8 (1.5) | 18.0 (1.8) | 0.287 | –0.5 | –0.3 |
Lower leg length/Height | 21.9 (1.7) | 21.1 (2.3) | <0.001 | ||
Forearm circumference/Height | 14.9 (1.4) | 15.7 (1.6) | <0.001 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
Upper arm circumference/Height | 15.5 (1.7) | 16.6 (1.8) | <0.001 | +0.1 | +1.6 |
Lower leg circumference/Height | 21.9 (1.7) | 21.1 (2.3) | <0.001 | +2.5 | +1.5 |
Upper leg circumference/Height | 29.5 (3.2) | 31.8 (3.8) | <0.001 | –3.1 | –0.1 |