Changing scenario in aetiological profile of short stature in India-growing importance of celiac disease: a study from tertiary care centre.

Objective: To compare the etiological profile of short stature at a tertiary care hospital of North India over a decade from 1995-2007.

Methods: Children attending the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and also fulfilling the criteria for short stature over the two time periods of 1995-96 and 2005-07 were analyzed retrospectively for causes of short stature. The age group of children ranged from 10 to 15 years.