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Table 2 Correlations between the indices of thyroid function and the components of somatotrophic axis.

From: Do IGF-I concentrations better reflect growth hormone (GH) action in children with short stature than the results of GH stimulating tests? Evidence from the simultaneous assessment of thyroid function

  hSDS GH peak
[ng/ml] 		IGF-I SDS TSH
[mIU/l] 		FT 4
[ng/dl] 		FT 3
[pg/ml]
hSDS   0.03 0.25* -0.05 0.05 0.13*
GH peak [ng/ml] 0.03   0.12* 0.01 0.12* 0.00
IGF-ISDS 0.25* 0.12*   -0.06 -0.20* 0.24*
TSH [mIU/l] -0.05 0.01 -0.06   0.12* 0.10*
FT 4 [ng/dl] 0.05 0.12* -0.20* 0.12*   0.03
FT 3 [pg/ml] 0.13* 0.00 0.24* 0.10* 0.03  
  1. Correlations marked * are significant (p < 0.05)
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Thyroid Research

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