Baseline (A) and adult (B) heights expressed in SDS in control and treated boys () and girls (); the horizontal dashed line represents –2 SDS; the univariate correlation between treatment duration and adult height is also presented (sloping dashed line). Carel J-C, Chatelain P, Rochiccioli P and Chaussain J-L. Improvement in adult height after growth hormone treatment in adolescents with short stature born small for gestational age: results of a randomized controlled study.J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2003; 88: 1587–93.