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Table 3 Relationship of early breast development with maternal, gestational and economic factors

From: The prevalence of premature thelarche in girls and gynecomastia in boys and the associated factors in children in Southern China

Family factors

Subjects without PT/GM n (%)

Subjects with PT/GM (%)

OR (95% CI)

Gestation

 Premature birth

412 (97.6)

10 (2.4)

1.0

 Term birth

5493 (97.3)

153 (2.7)

1.2 (0.6–2.2)

 Post term birth

198 (96.6)

7 (2.7)

1.5 (0.6–3.9)

 Birth weight (kg)

3.38 ± 0.71

3.35 ± 0.57

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

Maternal menarche age (years)

 10

29 (47.5)

32 (52.5)

58.2 (33.6–100.7)

  < 12

372 (88.4)

49 (11.6)

6.3 (4.4–8.8)

 12–13

1462 (97.3)

40 (2.7)

1.4 (1.0–2.1)

  > 13

4269 (98.1)

81 (1.9)

1.0

Family monthly income (yuan)

 3000–15,000

4555 (98.0)

94 (2.0)

1.0

  < 3000

87 (95.6)

4 (4.4)

2.2 (0.8–6.2)

  > 15,000

1461 (95.3)

72 (4.7)

2.4 (1.8–3.3)

  1. PT premature thelarche, GM gynecomastia, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval