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. 2011 Nov 15;20(4):81–87. doi: 10.1297/cpe.20.81

Table 2. Comparison between the prepubertal response group and the pubertal response group.

A GnRH stimulation test
Prepubertal Pubertal p value
Cases within 1 yr 8 3 <0.01
Cases after 1 yr 0 10
Total 8 13
B GnRH stimulation test
Prepubertal Pubertal p value
CA at breast development (yr) 6.9 ± 0.6 6.9 ± 0.7 NS
BA/CA ratio 1.19 ± 0.12 1.25 ± 0.08 NS
Height (SD) + 0.39 ± 1.12 + 0.95 ± 0.90 NS
Obesity (%) + 9.2 ± 9.7 + 18.3 ± 19.4 NS
Gestational age (w) 38.4 ± 2.1 38.3 ± 2.8 NS
Birth body weight (g) 2,823 ± 709 2,726 ± 752 NS
Target height (cm) 154.0 ± 5.2 155.5 ±.4 NS
Mother’s menarche (yr) 11.6 ± 1.3 11.5 ± 1.0 NS
IGF-I (ng/ml) 214 ± 64 418 ± 148 p<0.01
Estrogen (pg/ml) 9 ± 4 22 ± 13 p<0.01
DHEA-S (µg/dl) 37 ± 37 56 ± 25 NS

Data are shown as means ± SD. A: Duration from breast development, B: Clinical characteristics and laboratory data.