Table 1. Baseline clinical characteristics of study participants at V1.
Variable | Total | Normal weight at visit 1 | Overweight and obesity at visit 1 | P value |
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No. of patients (%) | 127 (100) | 97 (76.4) | 30 (23.6) | |
CA (yr) | 8.5±0.5 | 8.5±0.5 | 8.5±0.5 | 0.876 |
BA (yr) | 10.1±0.7 | 10.1±0.7 | 10.2±0.8 | 0.448 |
BA–CA difference (yr) | 1.6±0.7 | 1.6±0.7 | 1.7±0.6 | 0.480 |
Height z score for CA | 1.04±0.78 | 1.00±0.80 | 1.15±0.72 | 0.370 |
Weight z score for CA | 0.72±0.74 | 0.45±0.60 | 1.61±0.40 | <0.001 |
BMI z score for CA | 0.32±0.88 | −0.06±0.61 | 1.54±0.36 | <0.001 |
Height z score for BA | −0.60±0.72 | −0.62±0.72 | −0.53±0.74 | 0.539 |
Weight z score for BA | −0.39±0.85 | −0.68±0.70 | 0.56±0.57 | <0.001 |
BMI z score for BA | −0.10±0.88 | −0.47±0.61 | 1.10±0.43 | <0.001 |
Tanner stage of breasts : II/III/IV | 88/36/3 | 66/28/3 | 22/8/0 | 0.589 |
Basal LH (IU/L) | 0.7±1.1 | 0.7±1.0 | 0.9±1.2 | 0.316 |
Basal FSH (IU/L) | 3.3±1.8 | 3.1±1.6 | 3.6±2.5 | 0.183 |
Peak LH (IU/L) | 13.9±9.3 | 14.2±9.5 | 13.0±9.0 | 0.542 |
Peak FSH (IU/L) | 13.5±4.8 | 13.8±5.0 | 12.5±4.1 | 0.220 |
Estradiol (pg/mL) | 15.0±15.0 | 14.7±14.3 | 16.2±17.3 | 0.621 |
Dose of GnRH agonists (µg/kg) | 79.6±16.8 | 80.8±17.1 | 75.7±15.7 | 0.148 |
GnRH agonist treatment duration (yr) | 2.8±0.5 | 2.7±0.5 | 2.9±0.6 | 0.215 |
Follow-up duration after GnRH agonist discontinuation (yr) | 0.73±0.27 | 0.75±0.28 | 0.69±0.26 | 0.377 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.
Visit 1, at the start of GnRH agonist; CA, chronological age; BA, bone age; BMI, body mass index; LH, luteinizing hormone; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone.