MRI Findings of Pituitary Gland in Growth Hormone-Deficient Children and Their Correlation with Growth Hormone Peak during Growth Hormone Stimulation Tests

Table 2

Statistics of adenohypophyseal linear parameter in different gender and age groups.

	Male (n = 33)			Female (n = 28)
	≤6 (n = 9)	7–10 (n = 15)	>10 (n = 9)	≤6 (n = 6)	7–10 (n = 18)	>10 (n = 4)
Coronal height (mm)	2.77 ± 1.16	3.08 ± 1.55	3.90 ± 1.60	2.97 ± 1.05	3.03 ± 1.48	4.26 ± 1.62
Coronal width (mm)	8.81 ± 1.02	9.47 ± 1.97	10.14 ± 1.52	8.63 ± 0.96	9.56 ± 1.97	10.07 ± 1.71
Sagittal height (mm)	2.68 ± 0.63	3.55 ± 1.20	4.24 ± 1.26	2.91 ± 0.47	3.56 ± 1.23	4.50 ± 1.44
Sagittal anteroposterior diameter (mm)	5.71 ± 0.78	6.25 ± 1.11	7.02 ± 1.17^#	5.42 ± 0.77	6.11 ± 1.11	6.93 ± 1.04

Note. Within the group, vs. ≤ 6-year-old group; ^# vs. 7–10-year-old group.