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. 2025 May 23;20(3):318–323. doi: 10.4183/aeb.2024.318

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).