• Reference curves for pediatric endocrinology: leveraging biomarker z-scores for clinical classifications 

      Madsen, Andre; Almås, Bjørg; Bruserud, Ingvild Særvold; Oehme, Ninnie Helen Bakken; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Roelants, Mathieu; Hundhausen, Thomas Eckhard; Ljubicic, Marie Lindhardt; Bjerknes, Robert; Mellgren, Gunnar; Sagen, Jørn V.; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Viste, Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-17)
      Context: Hormone reference intervals in pediatric endocrinology are traditionally partitioned by age and lack the framework for benchmarking individual blood test results as normalized z-scores and plotting sequential measurements onto a chart. Reference curve modeling is applicable to endocrine variables and represents a standardized method to account for variation with gender and age.<p> <p>Objective: ...