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Table 1 Characteristics of children and adolescents aged 8 to 14 years

From: Influence of sexual maturation status on the relationship between body adiposity indicators and age: a cross-sectional study

Variables studied

Boys (n = 1285)

Girls (n = 1408)

P

Number of participants (CI 95%)

Child’s overweightb

448 (402–496)

352 (308–460)

< 0.001

Classification of sexual maturation a

0.940

Precocious

425 (375–478)

458 (403–517)

Late

413 (364–469)

460 (425–498)

Overweight motherb

388 (301–487)

456 (398–518)

0.368

Weight at birth (g) b

< 0.001

< 2500

71 (46–105)

118 (100–141)

> 4000

190 (166–218)

110 (77–142)

Variables studied

Boys (n = 1285)

Girls (n = 1408)

P

Median (CI 95%)

Age (years)b

11.9 (11.7–12.1)

12.0 (11.8–12.1)

0.419

  1. aRao-Scott test for qualitative variables
  2. bMann–Whitney test for quantitative variables