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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2009;80(2):327–337. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01263.x

Table 3.

Concordance of the Physical Exam Pubic Hair Stage, Pubertal Development Scale and the Picture-Based Interview about Puberty.

A. Self-Report (PDS) Physical Exam Pubic Hair StageB
I II III IV V TotalA
I. 77.8 25.8 18.2 3.8 48
II. 17.8 51.6 27.3 23.1 16.7 38
III. 4.4 19.4 31.8 26.9 25 25
IV. 3.2 18.2 34.6 33.3 18
V. 4.5 11.5 25 7

Total (N)A 45 31 22 26 12 136
B. Picture-Based Interview About Puberty Physical Exam Pubic Hair StageB

I: No Development 73.9 25 9.1 3.7 45
II: Sparse wispy strands 19.6 50 22.7 3.7 31
III: Darker, courser hair 6.5 21.9 36.4 14.8 14.3 24
IV: Course hair along most of pubis 3.1 31.8 55.6 35.7 28
V: Adult-like development, hair extends to upper thighs 22.2 50.0 13

Total (N)A 46 32 22 27 14 141
C. Picture-Based Interview About Puberty PDS Adrenal ScoreB

I. 66.1 26.8 3.6 49
II. 26.8 36.6 14.3 9.1 36
III. 7.1 24.4 32.1 18.2 12.5 28
IV. 12.2 39.3 63.6 12.5 31
V. 10.7 9.1 75.0 11

Total (N)A 56 41 28 22 8 155
A

Number of Participants;

B

Column Percentages