Table 2.
Comparison of SGA and Prematurity
| SGA | Prematurity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=30) | No (n=74) | p-value | Yes (n=15) | No (n=89) | p-value | |
| Age at evaluation, years (mean, SD) | 7.2±0.73 | 7.1±1.02 | 0.463a | 7.14± 0.77 | 7.16± 0.97 | 0.523a |
| The age of onset of complaint (mean, SD) | 6.6± 1.11 | 6.6±1.1 | 0.704a | 6.6±0.72 | 6.6± 1.15 | 0.152a |
| Gestational age, week (mean, SD) | 38.3±1.3 | 38.5±1.6 | 0.627a | 35.3±1.04 | 38.9±0.89 | <0.001a |
| Birth weight, g (mean, SD) | 2237±395 | 3061±485 | <0.001a | 1963± 434 | 2969± 483 | <0.001a |
| Birth weight SDS (mean, SD) | -2.38±0.74 | -0.12±0.73 | <0.001a | -1.42± 1.64 | -0.67± 1.16 | <0.05a |
| ∆Weight SDS (mean, SD) | 2.25±1.64 | 0.98±1.17 | <0.001a | 1.9±2.6 | 1.2± 1.1 | <0.001a |
| Prematurity (n, %) | 4(%13.3) | 11(%14.8) | 0.840b | - | - | |
| SGA (n, %) | - | - | 4(%26.6) | 26(%29.2) | 0.262b | |
| Weight SDS (mean, SD) | 0.06±1.09 | 0.85±1.13 | <0.05a | 0.48±1.50 | 0.65±1.11 | 0.080a |
| Height SDS (mean, SD) | 0.00±0.96 | 0.59±0.99 | <0.05a | 0.38±1.31 | 0.43±0.97 | 0.605a |
| BMI SDS (mean, SD) | 0.03±1.13 | 0.70±1.09 | <0.05a | 0.36±1.42 | 0.53±1.09 | 0.129a |
| Overweight/obesity (>1 SDS) (n, %) | 4(%13.3) | 28(%37.8) | <0.05b | 4(%26.6) | 28(31.4) | 0.484b |
| BA, years (mean, SD) | 7.5±0.68 | 7.64±1.25 | 0.618a | 7.7±0.92 | 7.5± 1.14 | 0.265a |
| BA-CA, years (mean, SD) | 0.25±0.88 | 0.52±0.99 | 0.194a | 0.62±0.92 | 0.42±0.97 | 0.454a |
| DHEA-S (mean, SD) | 91.5±50.8 | 91.0±47.7 | 0.963a | 144.2±74.0 | 82.2± 36.26 | <0.001a |
| Exaggerated adrenarche (n, %) | 7(%23.3) | 12(%16.2) | 0.395b | 7(%46.6) | 12(%13.4) | <0.05b |
a) Mann-Whitney U-test for independent samples; b) Chi-square. ∆Weight SDS: Weight SDS minus Birth Weight SDS. BMI: Body Mass Index. BA: Bone Age, BA-CA: bone age (years, months) minus chronological age (years, months).