Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of insulin like growth factor IGF I and IGF binding protein 3 in growth hormone deficient children and adults using ROC plot analysis.
Boquete HR - J Clin Endocrinol Metab - 01-OCT-2003; 88(10): 4702-8
From NIH/NLM MEDLINE
NLM Citation ID:
14557444 (PubMed)
Full Source Title:
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Author Affiliation:
Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital T Alvarez, Buenos Aires C1406FWY, Argentina. hugofideleff@arnet.com.ar
Authors:
Boquete HR; Sobrado PG; Fideleff HL; Sequera AM; Giaccio AV; Suárez MG; Ruibal GF; Miras M
Abstract:
We critically evaluated the diagnostic value of IGF-I and IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in HGH deficiency (HGHD) in children and adults using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) plot analysis. Sixty-six children (chronological age, 1.3-15 yr) were studied: 34 HGHD and 32 idiopathic short stature (ISS). Ninety-two adults (chronological age, 18-70 yr) were also evaluated: 72 HGHD, 34 of childhood onset (AGHD-CO), and 38 of adult onset (AGHD-AO); and 20 healthy volunteers. The SD score (SDS) for IGF-I was calculated from 596 normal subjects (212 children and 384 adults), and the SDS for IGFBP-3 was calculated from 350 normal subjects (212 children and 138 adults). The ROC plot showed that the best IGF-I SDS cut-off line was -1.65 for children [sensitivity (S), 68%; specificity (Sp), 97%, diagnostic efficiency (DEf), 81%], the cut-off line for AGHD was -1.65 for AGHD-CO (S, 91%; Sp, 100%; DEf, 94%), and the cut-off line for AGHD-AO was -1.80 (S, 81%; Sp, 100%; DEf, 88%). For IGFBP-3 SDS, the best cut-off line was -1.80 for children (S, 90%; Sp, 60%; DEf, 78%); it was -1.45 for AGHD-CO (S, 90%; Sp, 75%; DEf, 82%) and -0.90 for AGHD-AO (S, 90%; Sp, 68%; DEf, 77%). An accurate diagnosis was obtained using IGF-I SDS alone in GHD children 65%; ISS, 97%; AGHD-CO, 92%; AGHD-AO, 86%, with IGFBP-3 SDS alone in GHD children 60%; ISS, 90%; AGHD-CO, 75%; AGHD-AO, 68%. Considering both, an accurate diagnosis was obtained in GHD children 60%; ISS, 87%; AGHD-CO, 71%; AGHD-AO, 64%. In conclusion, our findings support the need to use cut-off lines expressed in SDS obtained using an appropriate statistical methodology for better characterization of the various clinical presentations. IGF-I proved to be more useful because of its good diagnostic efficiency and accuracy in both children and adults, whereas IGFBP-3 did not significantly contribute to the diagnosis of GHD.
Major Subjects:
- Growth Disorders / * blood / * diagnosis
- Human Growth Hormone / * deficiency
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / * blood
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / * metabolism
- ROC Curve
Additional Subjects:
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoradiometric Assay / standards
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Reference Values
- Reproducibility of Results
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Chemical Compound Name:
(Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3); 12629-01-5(Human Growth Hormone); 67763-96-6(Insulin-Like Growth Factor I)