Clinical and anthropometric characteristics according to GH status$.

GH: growth hormone; GHD: growth hormone deficiency; Δ height-SDS: difference between participants’ height SDS and the genetic target height (height-SDS - MPH‡-SDS); BA/CA: ratio between bone age and chronological age.$Continuous variables were compared using one way ANOVA; categorical variables (gender, pubertal state) were compared using the Chi-square (χ2) test.*Organic GHD lower than both Idiopathic GHD and GHS.**Idiopathic GHD higher than both organic GHD and GHS.***GHS significantly lower than IGHD.‡MPH: Mid-parental height (average of the heights of the parents, plus 6.5 cm for male patients and minus 6.5 cm for females).Clinical and anthropometric characteristics according to GH status$.