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Table 3 Comparison of the sexual maturation between HIV-positive subjects and HIV-negative controls

From: Physical growth and sexual maturation of perinatally HIV-infected adolescent males in a southeast Nigerian tertiary hospital: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variables

Subjects (n = 104)

Controls (n = 104)

Test Statistic p-value

OR (95% CI)

Public hair

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

14(13.5%)

25(24.0%)

18(17.3%)

22(21.2%)

25(24.0%)

0(0.0%)

34(32.7%)

24(23.1%)

30(28.8%)

16(15.4%)

FT 0.001*

-

0.1(0.1–0.5)

1.1(0.5–2.3)

1.0(0.4–2.2)

2.1(0.9–4.9)

Testicular volume

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

2(1.9%)

31(29.8%)

24(23.1%)

18(17.3%)

29(27.9%)

0(0.0%)

18(17.3%)

32(30.8%)

34(32.7%)

20(19.2%)

FT 0.008*

-

0.3(0.1–7.5)

0.4(0.2–1.0)

0.7(0.3–1.5)

2.7(1.2–6.1)

  1. FT, Fisher’s exact test CI, Confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant