Title
Adult height in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A systematic review and metaanalysis
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Muthusamy K.
Elamin M.
Smushkin G.
Murad M.
Lampropulos J.
Elamin K.
Abu Elnour N.
Gallegos-Orozco J.
Fatourechi M.
Agrwal N.
Lane M.
Albuquerque F.
Erwin P.
Mayo Clinic
Publisher(s)
Endocrine Society
Abstract
Context: Treatment for patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) may affect the final height of these patients. Objective: Our objective was to determine the distribution of achieved height in patients with classic CAH diagnosed at infancy or early childhood and treated with glucocorticoids. Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus through September 2008; the reference sections of included studies; and expert files. Study Selection: Eligible studies included patients diagnosed with CAH before age 5 and followed to final height. Data Extraction: Reviewers working in duplicate independently extracted data on study characteristics and outcomes and determined each study's risk of bias. Data Synthesis: The SD score (SDS) for final height and corrected height (defined as final height SDS - midparental height SDS) were estimated from each study and pooled using random-effects metaanalysis. The I2 statistic was used to assess inconsistency in results across studies. Results: We found 35 eligible studies, most of which were retrospective single-cohort studies. The final height SDS achieved by CAH patients was -1.38 (-1.56 to -1.20; I2 - 90.2%), and the corrected height SDS was -1.03 (-1.20 to -0.86; I2 = 63.1%). This was not significantly associated with age at diagnosis, gender, type and dose of steroid, and age of onset of puberty. Mineralocorticoid users had a better height outcome in comparison with the nonusers (P = 0.02). Conclusion: Evidence derived from observational studies suggests that the final height of CAH patients treated with glucocorticoids is lower than the populationnormand is lower than expected given parental height. Copyright © 2010 by The Endocrine Society.
Start page
4161
End page
4172
Volume
95
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Tecnología médica de laboratorio (análisis de muestras, tecnologías para el diagnóstico)
Medicina clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77956592186
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN of the container
0021972X
DOI of the container
10.1210/jc.2009-2616
Source funding
Endocrine Society
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by a contract from The Endocrine Society.
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