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Table 1 Comparison of general data of each group

From: Analysis of risk factors of precocious puberty in children

Item

Precocious group (n = 198)

Normal group (n = 205)

χ2/t

P

Gender (male/female) (n)

11/187

14/191

0.281

0.596

Age (years)

8.76 ± 1.87

8.69 ± 1.93

0.371

0.712

Child height (cm)

134.38 ± 23.39

129.76 ± 26.56

1.752

0.081

Body mass index (kg/m2)

17.56 ± 2.13

17.28 ± 2.09

1.332

0.184

Birth status

    

Birth weight (g)

3286.39 ± 129.18

3291.28 ± 135.98

-0.371

0.712

Birth gestational age (W)

38.85 ± 2.29

38.91 ± 2.48

-0.252

0.801

Birth order (times)

1.43 ± 0.32

1.37 ± 0.36

1.766

0.078

Parity (times)

1.17 ± 0.28

1.16 ± 0.36

0.311

0.755

Birth mode (n)

  

0.247

0.619

Natural labor

85

83

  

Cesarean section

113

122

  

Bone age (years)

10.38 ± 2.31

7.65 ± 2.18

12.205

<0.001

Daily exercise time

0.81 ± 0.12

1.32 ± 0.32

-21.042

<0.001

Serum factor

    

E2 (pmol/L)

66.39 ± 13.27

28.28 ± 3.29

39.872

<0.001

FSH (U/L)

6.01 ± 1.28

2.45 ± 0.76

34.085

<0.001

LH (U/L)

3.56 ± 0.67

1.12 ± 0.31

47.177

<0.001

Leptin (µg/L)

8.13 ± 1.34

3.07 ± 1.01

42.902

<0.001

Use of adult skin care/cosmetics (n)

12

9

0.551

0.458

Father’s height (cm)

173.29 ± 13.29

172.98 ± 12.31

0.243

0.808

Mother’s height (cm)

160.45 ± 12.13

162.32 ± 11.23

-1.607

0.109

Mother’s menarche time (n, < 12 years old)

67

11

51.919

<0.001

Maternal birth age (n, years)

26.33 ± 5.73

27.41 ± 5.69

-1.898

<0.058

Parents with college education or above (n, both of them)

27

41

2.908

0.088

Living environment (n, chemical industry zone)

28

4

20.475

<0.001

Consumption of nutritional supplements (n, often)

127

32

99.309

<0.001

Consumption of food containing pigments and preservatives (n, often)

118

41

66.106

<0.001

Consumption of high-fat foods (n, often)

135

38

101.322

<0.001

Sleep time (h)

9.03 ± 1.57

11.08 ± 1.34

-14.115

<0.001