Clinical characteristics of the subjects according to final height.

Data are expressed as the mean (SD) or n (%).
*P values are shown for between-group comparisons.
†Defined as birth weight <10th percentile for gestational age according to the standards proposed by a study group of the Japanese Health Ministry.
‡Defined as 1-h plasma glucose levels>8.6 mmol/l (155 mg/dl) without diabetes, IGT, or IFG.
§Measured during 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests. The reference ranges of glucose levels according to the World Health Organization standards are as follows: fasting <6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl); and 2-h after a glucose load <7.8 mmol/l (140 mg/dl).
||eGFR = 194×Cre−1.094× Age−0.287 (×0.739 for females).
eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ELBW, extremely low birth weight (<1000 g); fT4, free T4; GH, growth hormone; SGA, small for gestational age; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.
Clinical characteristics of the subjects according to final height.