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Table 2 Unconditional logistic regression analysis of the effects of overweight status and obesity on central precocious puberty

From: Obesity is a risk factor for central precocious puberty: a case-control study

 

No. Of participants (n, %)

Central precocious puberty

Case

Control

OR (95%CI)

P value

aORa (95%CI)

P value

Girls

 Normal weight

482 (70.83)

1128 (87.44)

1

–

1

–

 Overweight

115 (16.89)

117 (9.07)

2.30

(1.74, 3.04)

< 0.0001

1.92

(1.16, 3.24)

0.02

 Obesity

84 (12.28)

45 (3.49)

2.09

(1.74, 2.53)

< 0.0001

1.78

(1.13, 3.48)

0.03

Boys

 Normal weight

108 (65.45)

278 (77.22)

1

–

1

–

 Overweight

34 (20.61)

52 (14.44)

1.68

(1.03, 2.73)

0.04

1.02

(0.94, 3.16)

0.09

 Obesity

23 (13.94)

30 (8.34)

1.41

(1.04, 1.88)

0.02

1.68

(1.09, 3.75)

0.03

  1. a aOR was calculated by including birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding for six month, household income, and maternal overweight, paternal overweight, and maternal menarche age in the model