Etiología de talla baja en pacientes de 5 a 15 años atendidos en consulta externa del hospital general del norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos en el período comprendido entre julio del 2018 a julio del 2019.

Abstract

Short stature is a common pediatric endocrinological consultation reason in the population, and has multiple causes of origin, the most numerous being the idiopathic cause. Objective: The present study aims to establish the etiology of short stature in patients from 5 to 15 years of age. Materials and methods: For the present investigation, an observational and cross-sectional study was carried out. It begins with a total population of 892 patients from 5 to 15 years old, who attended the pediatric endocrinology service at the HGNGC during July 2018 to July 2019, of whom 643 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, for the analysis and data graphics, the EpiInfo program (7.2.3.1) and SPSS were used. Results: 355 patients (random sample) were included, of whom 70%, that is, 249, presented short stature and the most frequent cause was Family Short stature (TBF) with 56 people, followed by GH growth hormone deficiency and height association. family leave plus Constitutional Growth and Development Delay with the same frequency, that is, 34 cases. Conclusion: The most frequent etiology in our study was Family Short Size (TBF) with 22.5% of cases.