ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.12-15 | Food for Thought | ESPEYB20

12.15. Adult height and health-related quality of life in patients born small for gestational age treated with recombinant growth hormone

JMR Rodrigez , LI Toda , ID Lopez , JB Munoz , LS Fresno , EF Hernandez , A de Arriba Munoz

Brief summary: In this cross-sectional study, Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed in 50 adults of 4 Spanish hospitals with a previous diagnosis of small for gestational age (SGA) who had received growth hormone treatment (rhGH) during childhood. Tests revealed lower scores on mental health domains than on domains related to physical health. Remarkably, no correlation was found between HRQoL in adulthood and final height, rhGH treatment and timing of puberty.</p...