For pediatric patients with Crohn's disease, factors associated with statural growth differ by sex

(Weill Cornell Medicine) Growth impairment, a common complication of Crohn's disease in children, occurs more often in males than females, but the reasons are unclear. Now, a physician-scientist from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and colleagues at eight other centers have found that factors associated with statural growth differ by sex.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news