GH1 and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Some authors reported that total pubertal growth (TBG) in 64 peri-pubertal JIA patients treated with GH (0.33 mg/kg/week) was increased by a factor of 1.5 greater in comparison to controls, with a gain of + 1.16 in height SD during puberty, leading to a significantly better final height [91].