Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with CAH and healthy control children.
| CAH patients (n=14) | Healthy children (n=14) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |||
| Group: | 13.9 ± 2.1 | 13.6 ± 2.5 | 0.787 |
| Boys: | 15.0 ± 1.1 | 14.9 ± 1.2 | 0.776 |
| Girls: | 12.7 ± 2.2 | 12.4 ± 3 | 0.836 |
| Bone Age (yr) | |||
| Group: | 14.1 ± 2.7 | ||
| Boys: | 16.0 ± 1.7 | ||
| Girls: | 12.2 ± 1.9 | ||
| Height (inches) | |||
| Group: | 62.4 ± 4.3 | 62.6 ± 7.2 | 0.930 |
| Boys: | 65.3 ± 2.6 | 66.8 ± 4.2 | 0.431 |
| Girls: | 59.4 ± 3.7 | 58.3 ± 7.2 | 0.716 |
| Weight (lbs) | |||
| Group: | 130.8 ± 45.5 | 118.5 ± 37.9 | 0.442 |
| Boys: | 151.1 ± 30.4 | 141.8 ± 35.4 | 0.608 |
| Girls: | 110.5 ± 51 | 95.1 ± 24.3 | 0.489 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| Group: | 23.4 ± 7.6 | 20.7 ± 3.3 | 0.242 |
| Boys: | 25.1 ± 5.9 | 22 ± 3.8 | 0.261 |
| Girls: | 21.7 ± 9.2 | 19.4 ± 2.4 | 0.552 |
| BMI SDS2 | |||
| Group: | 0.695 ± 1.2 | 0.159 ± 1.09 | 0.249 |
| Boys: | 1.01 ± 1.14 | 0.32 ± 1.29 | 0.312 |
| Girls: | 0.38 ± 1.38 | −0.03 ± 0.867 | 0.542 |
| Tanner stage | |||
| Group: | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 3.0 ± 1.5 (n=13)1 | 0.963 |
| Boys: | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 4.0± 1.1 | 0.485 |
| Girls: | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 0.147 |
| Wechsler IQ | |||
| Group: | 103.8 ± 13.4 (n=12)1 | 110.6 ± 14.4 | 0.222 |
| Boys: | 107.7 ± 14.3 | 111.7 ± 10.2 | 0.559 |
| Girls: | 98.2 ± 11.1 | 109.6 ± 18.5 | 0.252 |
All values are mean ± SD. Reduced n indicate missing data.
1
Reduced n because of data lost.
2
BMI standard-deviation score (SDS) was determined using anthropometric reference data for US children (Center for Disease Control. Epi Info™, version 3.3.2. 2000)