J Korean Soc Pediatr Endocrinol.  2004 Jun;9(1):27-33.

Evaluation of Growth Status Using Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in Children with Mild Asthma

• Noh CS
• Kim JE
• Hong SJ
• Chung SC
• Kim KS
• Kim DH

Abstract

pose:Growth delay in asthmatic children has been reported, but the causes are unclear. In this study, we analyzed growth status in children with mild asthma and measured serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 to evaluate the relationship between the growth status and growth factors. We also evaluated the difference in the relationship of height standard deviation score (HTSDS) according to weight standard deviation score (WTSDS) between children with asthma and controls.
METHODS
58 children between the age of 9 months and 12 years, who visited Konkuk University Hospital between July 2002 to June 2003, with wheeze and responded to bronchodilators were enrolled as asthma group. 59 children between the age of 6 months and 14 years without any medical problem were enrolled as controls. Height and weight were measured for both groups and their standard deviation scores were calculated respectively. Blood samples were collected for serum IGF-I, IGFBP-3 levels and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio were calculated from those values. The relationships between each growth status and growth factors were analyzed.
RESULTS
The HTSDS and WTSDS were 0.17+/-.00, 0.38+/-.23 respectively for the asthma group; the HTSDS and WTSDS were 0.05+/-.95, 0.08+/-.06 respectively for the controls. IGF-I was 169.6+/-0.7 ng/mL, IGFBP-3 was 2146.0+/-36.5 ng/mL, and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio was 0.08+/-.03 for the asthma group; IGF-I was 422.6+/-70.3 ng/mL, IGFBP-3 was 3409.6+/-61.1 ng/mL, and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio was 0.12+/-.05 for the controls. In both groups, the concentration of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and IGF-I/ IGFBP-3 ratio showed significant correlation with the age (P<0.01). In both groups, the correlation coefficient for WTSDS and HTSDS were 0.39 and 0.64, which were statistically significant. In the asthma group, the height gain was significantly smaller than the weight gain compared with controls (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION
We concluded that in children with mild asthma the increment in HTSDS according to WTSDS is less than that of controls.

Keyword

Height; Weight; IGF-I; IGFBP-3; IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio

MeSH Terms

Asthma*
Bronchodilator Agents
Carrier Proteins
Child*
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I*
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Weight Gain
Bronchodilator Agents
Carrier Proteins
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins