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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 2.
Published in final edited form as: Open J Pediatr. 2012 Jun 1;2(2):10.4236/ojped.2012.22020. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2012.22020

Table 2.

Summary of onsets of testis/breast, pubic hair developments and onset of menarche by sex and puberty developmental group.

Overall Adrenarche-first Concordance Gonadarche-first

Testis 2 (Breast 2) Pubic Hair 2 Menarche Testis 2 (Breast 2) Pubic Hair 2 Menarche Testis 2 (Breast 2) Pubic Hair 2 Menarche Testis 2 (Breast 2) Pubic Hair 2 Menarche
Boys N 109 109 12 12 82 82 15 15
Mean 10.8 10.89 11.25 10.47 10.82 10.82 10.33 11.59
Std Dev 1.07 1.06 0.71 0.56 1.08 1.08 1.14 1.02
Min 8.39 8.39 10.49 9.83 8.39 8.39 8.72 10.43
Max 13.51 14.02 12.59 11.48 13.03 13.03 13.51 14.02
Girls N 75 75 59 17 17 14 41 41 29 17 17 16
Mean 10.51 10.56 12.81 11.29 10.42 12.99 10.49 10.49 12.78 9.79 10.89 12.70
Std Dev 1.05 0.92 1.14 0.77 0.6 1.03 1.02 1.02 1.22 0.84 0.91 1.13
Min 8.08 8.08 9.80 9.88 9.37 11.38 8.08 8.08 10.31 8.54 9.49 9.80
Max 13.11 13.03 14.93 13.11 11.47 14.54 12.88 12.88 14.66 11.07 13.03 14.93

“Testis 2” in boys, “breast 2” in girls, and “pubic hair 2” refer to age at the first Tanner genital, breast, and pubic hair stage 2, respectively.