Diagnostic value of pituitary volume in girls with precocious puberty

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Comparison between groups for clinical characteristics

	PT	ICPP	Pubertal	P
Number	90	133	35
Peak LH	3.09 ± 1.27^^^	16.27 ± 11.98***	20.22 ± 15.35#	0.000
Peak FSH	11.75 ± 4.85^	17.21 ± 8.50***	14.59 ± 6.73	0.000
LH/FSH	0.28 ± 0.14^^^	1.05 ± 0.77***	1.38 ± 0.98	0.000
Bone age (yr)	8.09 ± 1.91^^^	8.82 ± 1.74**	10.08 ± 1.30###	0.000
Δage (yr)	1.25 ± 1.26	1.83 ± 1.31**	1.20 ± 1.28#	0.001
BMI (kg/m²)	16.66 ± 2.03	16.49 ± 2.22	16.72 ± 1.83	0.782
Height (cm)	126.95 ± 9.35^	129.40 ± 9.70	133.56 ± 5.43#	0.001
Weight (cm)	27.12 ± 5.75^	27.86 ± 6.10	29.97 ± 5.88	0.051

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD
Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA
Comparison between ICPP and PT, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
Comparison between ICPP and pubertal group, # P < 0.05, ### P < 0.001
Comparison between PT and pubertal group, ^ P < 0.05, ^^^ P < 0.001
PT: premature thelarche, ICPP: idiopathic central precocious puberty, LH: luteinizing hormone, FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone, Δage: bone age-chronological age, BMI: body mass index

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