Table 2.

Group averages (mean ± 1 SD) and test statistics for participants’ age, height, weight, and body mass index

			DEX			DEX × sex
	DEX (M ± SD)	Controls (M ± SD)	β	t stat	P	β	t stat	P
Participants ≤ 18 y
No., female	19 (9)	27 (11)
Age, y	10.9 (4.7)	12.9 (3.9)	0.6	0.2	.865	–1.9	–0.8	.440
Height, cm	141.8 (23.6)	153.2 (18.7)	16.5	0.9	.378	–19.7	–1.6	.112
Weight, kg	37.2 (17.3)	45.6 (17.2)	18.4	1.3	.213	–19.1	–2.0	.052
BMI	17.2 (2.8)	18.7 (3.8)	3.1	1.1	.274	–3.3	–1.8	.078
Participants > 18 y
No., female	14 (7)	27 (17)
Age, y	21.8 (2.2)	21.2 (1.9)	0.1	0.0	.968	0.3	0.2	.809
Height, cm	173.8 (9.2)	173.1 (8.9)	–3.4	–0.5	.603	1.4	0.4	.717
Weight, kg	74 (11.3)	69 (14.5)	2.2	0.2	.866	0.7	0.1	.931
BMI	24.6 (4.4)	22.9 (4.0)	1.3	0.3	.783	0.2	0.1	.949

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DEX, dexamethasone; M, mean.