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Table 2 Study group baseline clinical characteristics. Observed range for each study group is shown, as is 5th–95th percentile reference range of healthy prepubertal volunteers [20].

From: LH Dynamics in Overweight Girls with Premature Adrenarche and Slowly Progressive Sexual Precocity

GROUP

AGE (yr)

BA (yr)

HA (yr)

(cm/yr)

BMI %ile

Breast (Tanner)

Pubic Hair (Tanner)

Max Ov (cc)

Max Foll (#)

HOMA

PA

          

Mean

8.1

9.5

9.0

7.2

90

1.0

3

2.2

3.9

2.6

SEM

0.5

0.5

0.5

2.4

6

  

0.6

1.4

0.3

Range

6.6–10.8

7.3–10.8

7.2–11.2

5.5–12.0

52–99

1

2-3

0.5–5.3

0–10

1.4–3.8

SPPOPA

          

Mean

7.5

9.9

9.0

7.4

97

2.7

3

3.8

6.0

4.6

SEM

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.8

2

  

0.3

1.2

1.3

Range

6.2–8.2

8.8–11.5

7.0–11.0

5.8–10.1

91–99.9

2-3

3-4

2.7–4.5

4–8

1.9–10.8

OW-PUB

          

Mean

11.3

11.5

12.0

—

95

3.1

3

5.9

6.0

5.2

SEM

0.3

0.6

0.5

—

2

  

1.6

1.4

0.7

Range

10.6–12.8

8.8–13.0

10.3–14.4

5.8–9.8

86–99

3-4

2–4

1.8–10.7

0–10

3.0–9.0

Prepubertal

          

Reference Range

6.5–9.5

5.9–9.3

6.3–10.8

4.2–7.5

11–99

1

1

0.7–5.6

0–10

0.79–8.7

  1. Median.
  2. versus OW-PUB .
  3. versus OW-PUB .
  4. versus SPPOPA .
  5. Prepubertal range is 3rd–97th percentile for 7.5-year-old girls; pubertal range is 3rd–97th percentile for 11-year-old girls. From Tanner and Davies 1985 [30].
  6. HA (height age); HV (height velocity); Max Ov (largest ovary); Max Foll (greatest number of follicles in maximum plane).