Table 2.

Characteristics of participants.

	Boys			Girls
	9 years (n = 106)	12 years (n = 83)	17 years (n = 77)	9 years (n = 106)	12 years (n = 86)	17 years (n = 95)
Length
cm	139.2 ± 5.5	151.8 ± 7.2	179.6 ± 6.2	138.2 ± 4.8	152.5 ± 7.2	168.6 ± 6.1
SDS	0.03 ± 0.89	−0.57 ± 0.93	−0.23 ± 0.83	0.06 ± 0.76	−0.60 ± 1.05	−0.10 ± 0.93
Weight
kg	31.6 ± 4.3	42.5 ± 8.4	67.3 ± 9.4	31.3 ± 4.6)	43.8 ± 8.4	61.3 ± 8.88
SDS	0.34 ± 0.95	0.38 ± 0.91	0.12 ± 1.03	0.29 ± 0.91	0.05 ± 2.91	0.37 ± 1.09
Body mass index
kg/m2	16.2 ± 1.4	18.6 ± 2.0	20.9 ± 2.5	16.4 ± 2.0	18.8 ± 2.9	21.6 ± 3.3
SDS	0.21 ± 0.83	0.58 ± 0.86	0.21 ± 1.03	0.09 ± 1.00	0.32 ± 1.11	0.30 ± 1.13
Tanner stage (%)a
A	94	24	0	81	10	0
B	6	70	20	19	62	0
C	0	5	80	0	28	100

Values represent mean ± s.d. or %.

^aPercentage of patients in Tanner stages are based on the transition probabilities according our Markov model. A = pre-pubertal (Tanner stage 1); B = early pubertal (Tanner stage 2–3); C = late-pubertal (Tanner stage 4–5).