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Children with a diagnostic code associated with potential underlying causes for short stature in the Danish National Patient Registry were excluded. The final cohort included 16 121 children with ISS. Each child was matched to 5 controls by age, sex, and region.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Intervention(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>None.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Psychosocial well-being (bullying, loneliness, and insecurity) assessed by mandatory National Well-being Surveys (2015-2022). Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated across school grade levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children with ISS had higher odds of feeling bullied (school grade levels 0-3: OR 1.03 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.95-1.12]; 4-6: OR 1.37 [95% CI 1.24-1.56]; 7-9: OR 1.19 [95% CI 1.02-1.40]), lonely (0-3: OR 1.02 [95% CI 0.93-1.12]; 4-6: OR 1.15 [95% CI 1.06-1.27]; 7-9: OR 1.11 [95% CI 1.01-1.25]), and insecure (0-3: OR 1.08 [95% CI 1.00-1.17]; 4-6: OR 1.07 [95% CI 1.02-1.15]; 7-9: OR 1.09 [95% CI 1.04-1.19]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children with ISS displayed increased psychosocial distress. 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