Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Annual percent change: (Lean body mass at current year minus lean body mass at previous year) divided by lean body mass at previous year, multiplied by 100.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Percent change: (Lean body mass at Year 3 minus lean body mass at baseline) divided by lean body mass at baseline, multiplied by 100.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

Lean body mass was assessed by DEXA scan. Lean body mass SDS/CA was obtained by measuring lean body mass, subtracting the chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean lean body mass and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Annual percent change: (Fat mass at current year minus fat mass at previous year) divided by fat mass at previous year, multiplied by 100.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Percent change: (Fat mass at Year 3 minus fat mass at baseline) divided by fat mass at baseline, multiplied by 100.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

Fat mass was assessed by DEXA scan. Fat mass SDS/CA was obtained by measuring fat mass, subtracting chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean fat mass and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan. BMAD (LS) (SDS/CA) was obtained by measuring the BMAD (LS), subtracting chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean BMAD (LS) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan. BMAD (LS) (SDS/Tanner Puberty Stage) was obtained by measuring BMAD (LS), subtracting Tanner puberty stage- and gender-appropriate mean BMAD (LS) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from Tanner puberty stage- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

BMD (TB) was assessed by DEXA scan.

BMD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan.

DEXA scan of BMC was used to evaluate potential bone effects of treatment. BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone.

BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone. Annual percent change: (BMC [TB] at current year minus BMC [TB] at previous year) divided by BMC [TB] at previous year, multiplied by 100.

BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone. Percent change: (BMC [TB] at Year 3 minus BMC [TB] at baseline) divided by BMC [TB] at baseline, multiplied by 100.

BMC (TB) was measured by DEXA scan. BMC (TB) (SDS/CA) was obtained by measuring BMC (TB), subtracting the chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean BMC (TB) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

BMC (TB) was measured by DEXA scan. BMC (TB) (SDS/Tanner Puberty Stage) was obtained by measuring BMC (TB), subtracting the Tanner puberty stage- and gender-appropriate mean BMC (TB) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from Tanner puberty stage- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

GV measures the annual rate of increase in height. GV (SDS/BA) was obtained by measuring GV, subtracting the bone age- and gender-appropriate mean GV and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from bone age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

Participants with nephrotic syndrome (NeS) received somatropin (Genotropin, Genotonorm) 1.4 IU/kg/week, equivalent to 0.46 mg/kg/week, divided in 7 daily doses subcutaneously for up to 3 years. After treatment for 3 years, participants in this group were assigned to Somatropin- After Year 3 group.

Total of all reporting groups

Participants with nephrotic syndrome (NeS) received somatropin (Genotropin, Genotonorm) 1.4 IU/kg/week, equivalent to 0.46 mg/kg/week, divided in 7 daily doses subcutaneously for up to 3 years. After treatment for 3 years, participants in this group were assigned to Somatropin- After Year 3 group.

Height was measured using a wall mounted device (example, Harpenden stadiometer). Height SDS/CA was obtained by measuring the height, subtracting chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean height and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS- after Year 3: included all participants who received at least 1 dose of the study treatment and who had at least 1 post-baseline height measurement. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at given time points.

Body weight was measured using a balance scale. Weight SDS was obtained by measuring the weight, subtracting age- and gender-appropriate mean weight and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS- after Year 3: included all participants who received at least one dose of the study treatment and who had at least one post-baseline height measurement. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at given time point.

Pubertal stage (graded from I to V for breast development and pubic hair development) according to the Tanner's method was collected. A low stage (Stage I) corresponds to a pre-pubertal stage and a high stage (Stage V) to an adult stage.

FAS- after Year 3: included all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and who had at least one post-baseline height measurement. 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure. 'n'=participants who were evaluable for given components of puberty assessment.

Bone age was determined by the Greulich and Pyle method using left wrist and hand X-ray.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at given time points for each group, respectively.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Annual percent change: (Lean body mass at current year minus lean body mass at previous year) divided by lean body mass at previous year, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Percent change: (Lean body mass at Year 3 minus lean body mass at baseline) divided by lean body mass at baseline, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure.

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Lean body mass was assessed by DEXA scan. Lean body mass SDS/CA was obtained by measuring lean body mass, subtracting the chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean lean body mass and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Annual percent change: (Fat mass at current year minus fat mass at previous year) divided by fat mass at previous year, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan. Percent change: (Fat mass at Year 3 minus fat mass at baseline) divided by fat mass at baseline, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure.

Fat mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Fat mass was assessed by DEXA scan. Fat mass SDS/CA was obtained by measuring fat mass, subtracting chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean fat mass and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan. BMAD (LS) (SDS/CA) was obtained by measuring the BMAD (LS), subtracting chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean BMAD (LS) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMAD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan. BMAD (LS) (SDS/Tanner Puberty Stage) was obtained by measuring BMAD (LS), subtracting Tanner puberty stage- and gender-appropriate mean BMAD (LS) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from Tanner puberty stage- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMD (TB) was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMD (LS) was assessed by DEXA scan.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

DEXA scan of BMC was used to evaluate potential bone effects of treatment. BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone. Annual percent change: (BMC [TB] at current year minus BMC [TB] at previous year) divided by BMC [TB] at previous year, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMC is an estimate of the amount of mineral (such as calcium) in the bone. Percent change: (BMC [TB] at Year 3 minus BMC [TB] at baseline) divided by BMC [TB] at baseline, multiplied by 100.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure.

BMC (TB) was measured by DEXA scan. BMC (TB) (SDS/CA) was obtained by measuring BMC (TB), subtracting the chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean BMC (TB) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

BMC (TB) was measured by DEXA scan. BMC (TB) (SDS/Tanner Puberty Stage) was obtained by measuring BMC (TB), subtracting the Tanner puberty stage- and gender-appropriate mean BMC (TB) and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from Tanner puberty stage- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

Growth velocity measures the annual rate of increase in height.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

GV measures the annual rate of increase in height. GV (SDS/CA) was obtained by measuring GV, subtracting the chronological age- and gender-appropriate mean GV and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from chronological age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

GV measures the annual rate of increase in height. GV (SDS/BA) was obtained by measuring GV, subtracting the bone age- and gender-appropriate mean GV and dividing the result by standard deviation of that mean (as obtained from bone age- and gender-specific population reference data). SDS indicated how many standard deviations higher (in case of positive SDS) or lower (in case of negative SDS) participant's value was relative to the mean of the reference population.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

FAS up to Year 3: included all participants who had at least one post-baseline height measurement and were treated with the study drug for at least 1 year. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at the given time point for each group respectively.

FAS After year 3: included all participants who received at least 1 dose of the study treatment and who had at least 1 post-baseline height measurement. Here, 'n' signifies those participants who were evaluable for this measure at given time point.

Participants with nephrotic syndrome (NeS) received somatropin (Genotropin, Genotonorm) 1.4 IU/kg/week, equivalent to 0.46 mg/kg/week, divided in 7 daily doses subcutaneously for up to 3 years. After treatment for 3 years, participants in this group were assigned to Somatropin- After Year 3 group.

Participants with JIA/NeS, who consented to receive treatment beyond 3 years, received somatropin (Genotropin, Genotonorm) 1.4 IU/kg/week, equivalent to 0.46 mg/kg/week divided in 7 daily doses subcutaneously until the additional study drug dose evaluation visit and thereafter received somatropin (Genotropin, Genotonorm) up to 50 microgram (mcg)/kg/day subcutaneously until the final height (FH) was reached or up to Year 11. Final height was confirmed to have been achieved if the growth velocity was less than or equal to 1.5 centimeter (cm) per year during the preceding 12 months and bone age was greater than or equal to 17 years for boys and 15 years for girls.