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current biochemical standards and indicates children who are very short than their mates
for indefinite or hereditary reasons. A descriptive observational study of ISS in Saudi
children of Taif region. This is a retrospective study carried out from January, 2009 to
December, 2014 to survey children with ISS (n = 87) amongst the pediatric population.
There were 87 children from 4-17 years of age having ISS and 51.7% were girls. Their
evaluation reveal no systemic disease (e.g., growth hormone deficiency or
gastrointestinal or thyroid disorder) and no skeletal abnormality. Detailed examination
revealed that certain clinical features such as height, weight, arm span, sitting height,
subischeal leg length and parental median height were significantly characterized with
the short stature patients. The clinic was well accepted by parents and their families.
Data reported in this study evaluate and describe a large group of Saudi children with
ISS using detailed clinical investigations. Such evaluation helping the decision makers
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