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. 2021 Nov 16;21:509. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02936-1

Table 2.

Unconditional logistic regression analysis of the effects of overweight status and obesity on central precocious puberty

No. Of participants (n, %) Central precocious puberty
Case Control OR (95%CI) P value aORa (95%CI) P value
Girls
 Normal weight 482 (70.83) 1128 (87.44) 1 1
 Overweight 115 (16.89) 117 (9.07)

2.30

(1.74, 3.04)

< 0.0001

1.92

(1.16, 3.24)

0.02
 Obesity 84 (12.28) 45 (3.49)

2.09

(1.74, 2.53)

< 0.0001

1.78

(1.13, 3.48)

0.03
Boys
 Normal weight 108 (65.45) 278 (77.22) 1 1
 Overweight 34 (20.61) 52 (14.44)

1.68

(1.03, 2.73)

0.04

1.02

(0.94, 3.16)

0.09
 Obesity 23 (13.94) 30 (8.34)

1.41

(1.04, 1.88)

0.02

1.68

(1.09, 3.75)

0.03

a aOR was calculated by including birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding for six month, household income, and maternal overweight, paternal overweight, and maternal menarche age in the model