From: Analysis of risk factors of precocious puberty in children
Item | Precocious group (n = 198) | Normal group (n = 205) | χ2/t | P |
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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 |