Analysis of the Incidence and Risk Factors of Precocious Puberty in Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 1
The characteristics of patients in the precocious puberty groups and the control group.
Variable
Control
CPP
PT
P
Population number
124
58
58
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CA (years)
7.21 ± 0.91
7.31 ± 1.00
7.27 ± 0.96
NS
BA (years)
7.13 ± 0.93
8.91 ± 1.32
7.63 ± 1.48
0.001
Height (cm)
123.32 ± 7.87
132.76 ± 7.01
129.46 ± 7.87
0.001
BW (kg)
22.77 ± 4.77
32.93 ± 6.57
28.66 ± 5.90
0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
15.07 ± 2.20
18.02 ± 2.36
17.04 ± 2.78
0.001
Obesity (percentage)
7.26
22.41
25.86
0.001
Overweight (percentage)
4.03
22.41
12.07
0.001
CPP, central precocious puberty; PT, premature thelarche; CA, chronological age; BA, bone age; BW, body weight; BMI, body mass index; NS, not significant.
