Table 1.

Age, BMI, pubertal stage, and cortisol among participating children

Variable	M	SD	Range
Males (n = 138)
Age (years) at T1	10.94	1.17	8.79–13.68
Age (years) at T2	12.07	1.22	9.90–15.37
BMI	21.42	4.94	14.1–45.1
Self-reported pubertal stage at T1	1.89	0.74	1–4
Adrenal subscale	1.80	0.95	1–4
Gonadal subscale	2.17	1.15	1–5
Self-reported pubertal stage at T2	2.42	0.93	1–4.5
Adrenal subscale	2.18	1.10	1–4
Gonadal subscale	2.40	1.22	1–5
Cortisol AUCg	−215.52	41.29	−335.97 to −111.24
Females (n = 139)
Age (years) at T1	10.74	1.12	8.50–13.47
Age (years) at T2	11.84	1.13	9.51–14.56
BMI	21.91	4.90	14.1–37.7
Self-reported pubertal stage at T1	2.15	0.88	1–4.5
Adrenal subscale	2.05	1.17	1–5
Gonadal subscale	2.32	0.90	1–4.5
Self-reported pubertal stage at T2	2.73	0.92	1–4.5
Adrenal subscale	2.73	1.23	1–5
Gonadal subscale	2.54	0.82	1–4.5
Cortisol AUCg	−229.86	46.71	−345.40 to −78.83

Note: BMI, Body mass index; AUCg, area under the curve with respect to ground; T1, Time 1; T2, Time 2.