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. 2017 Dec 22;60(12):395–402. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2017.60.12.395

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
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.