The most common complication in people who are born small for gestational age is persistent short stature: approximately 10% of children born small for gestational age will remain less than 2 SDs for height throughout childhood and adulthood. As a result, such children who do not have suitable catch-up growth during the first years of life and who are growing at an average or below average rate are candidates for treatment with recombinant growth hormone.¹ Being born small for gestational age is also associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood, including diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and cardiovascular disease.

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胎龄较小的人停止生长激素治疗后的心血管风险

在胎龄小的人中最常见的并发症是持续的矮小身材：在胎龄小的儿童中，大约10％的儿童在整个童年和成年时期的身高保持低于2 SD。结果，这样的儿童在生命的最初几年中没有适当的追赶性生长，并且以平均或低于平均水平的速度生长，因此是用重组生长激素治疗的候选者。¹胎龄小还与成年期心脏代谢异常风险增加有关，包括糖尿病，血脂异常和心血管疾病。