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Table 2 Influence of sexual maturation status on adiposity indicators in Brazilian children

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

Indicators of adiposity

Precocious

Normal

Late

β (CI 95%)

P*

β (CI 95%)

P*

β (CI 95%)

P*

Boys

Triceps skinfold

0.1 (− 0.1; 0.2)

0.29

0.03 (− 0.1; 0.1)

0.62

0.1 (− 0.1; 0.3)

0.26

Arm circumference

0.46 (− 0.13; 1.05)

0.129

0.07 (− 0.43; 0.56)

0.792

− 0.78 (− 1.39; − 0.16)

0.014

Calf skinfold

− 0.01 (− 0.41; 0.39)

0.963

0.90 (− 0.17; 1.97)

0.099

− 0.92 (− 2.08; 0.24)

0.120

Sum of skin folds

1.3 (0.7; 1.8)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.6; 1.6)

0.001

1.5 (0.6; 2.3)

0.003

Girls

Triceps skinfold

1.71 (1.12; 2.31)

< 0.001

− 0.08 (− 0.85; 0.69)

0.837

− 2.02 (− 2.82; − 1.22)

< 0.001

Arm circumference

1.17 (0.78; 1.55)

< 0.001

− 0.30 (− 0.67; 0.07)

0.107

− 1.20 (− 1.57; − 0.83)

< 0.001

Calf skinfold

1.57 (0.78; 2.37)

< 0.001

0.078 (− 0.80; 0.95)

0.861

− 2.43 (− 3.34; − 1.53)

< 0.001

Sum of skin folds

6.55 (4.62; 8.48)

< 0.001

− 1.53 (− 4.46; 1.40)

0.305

− 8.20 (− 11.58; − 4.82)

< 0.001

  1. * Age-adjusted interquartile regression