Table 3.
Logistic Growth Models for Boys’ and Girls’ Genital or Breast and Pubic Hair Development
| Parameter | Boys
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Girls
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genital (N = 364)
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Pubic hair (N = 364)
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Breast (N = 373)
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Pubic hair (N = 370)
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| Estimate | SE | Estimate | SE | Estimate | SE | Estimate | SE | |
| Fixed effects | ||||||||
| Timing, γ10 | 12.893** | 0.051 | 13.273** | 0.046 | 12.083** | 0.057 | 12.208** | 0.055 |
| Tempo, γ00 | 0.847** | 0.017 | 1.041** | 0.020 | 0.777** | 0.015 | 0.865** | 0.015 |
| Lower asymptote, β0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Upper asymptote, β1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
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| Random effects | ||||||||
| Timing variance, | 0.799** | 0.078 | 0.859** | 0.081 | 1.117** | 0.099 | 1.109** | 0.097 |
| Tempo variance, | 0.068** | 0.011 | 0.132** | 0.020 | 0.054** | 0.009 | 0.047** | 0.008 |
| Timing–tempo covariance, σu0,u1 | −0.101** | 0.021 | −0.081** | 0.030 | 0.004 | 0.023 | 0.008 | 0.024 |
| Residual variance, | 0.190** | 0.008 | 0.172** | 0.007 | 0.219** | 0.008 | 0.197** | 0.008 |
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| Fit statistics | ||||||||
| −2 log-likelihood | 3109.1 | 3108.1 | 3743.8 | 3490.4 | ||||
| AIC | 3121.1 | 3120.1 | 3755.8 | 3502.4 | ||||
p < .01.