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. 2014 Feb 5;2(1):144–159. doi: 10.1080/21642850.2014.881259

Table 2. Depressive and externalizing symptoms according to timing of oigarche/menarche among 15-year-old Finnish boys and girls (mean (sd)).

  Boys Girls
  11 or less 12–13 14 or more p 11 or less 12–13 14 or more p
Depressivesymptomsa 2.08 (3.7) 1.78 (3.0) 2.31 (4.4) .173 3.44 (4.4) 3.09 (4.0) 2.84 (4.3) .353
Externalizingsymptomsb 15.1 (8.5) 12.7 (7.3) 11.6 (7.7) .000 16.0 (7.1) 14.3 (6.7) 13.8 (7.3) <.001

Mean values (standard deviations) of the symptoms scores according to pubertal timing groups were studies using ANOVA.

aIn the present data, depression scores ranged 0–39.

bIn the present data, externalizing symptoms scores ranged 0–48.