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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2023 May 25;260:113513. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113513

Table IV.

Analysis of PN growth rates during puberty by sex

Characteristic Females P value Males P value
Rate of absolute tumor growth per month, mL/month
 Prepubertal 1.32 ± 2.1 .68 1.33 ± 1.43 .485
 Pubertal 1.16 ± 1.59 1.15 ± 1.32
Rate of tumor growth per body weight, mL/kg/month
 Prepubertal 0.002 ± 0.01 .917 −0.006 ± 0.02 .594
 Pubertal 0.009 ± 0.03 −0.01 ± 0.01
Percent change of tumor volume above baseline per month
 Prepubertal 2.8 ± 4.1 .463 1.1 ± 1.0 .021
 Pubertal 1.3 ± 0.86 0.53 ± 0.49

Values are mean ± SD.