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Group	Female	Male	Sex Differences
Control children	2	10 5/12^a	2	13 3/12^b	0.039
3	12 5/12^b	3	14 11/12^b	0.0045
4	14 9/12^b	4	16 7/12^a	0.0131
5	16 8/12^c	5	17 5/12^a	0.0414
Obese children	2	8 6/12^a	2	10 5/12^b	0.0907
3	10 9/12^b	3	11 9/12^b	0.151
4	12^b	4	14 3/12^a	0.0095
5	14 3/12^c	5	16^a	0.1265

Group	Female	Male	Sex Differences
Control children	2	10 5/12^a	2	13 3/12^b	0.039
3	12 5/12^b	3	14 11/12^b	0.0045
4	14 9/12^b	4	16 7/12^a	0.0131
5	16 8/12^c	5	17 5/12^a	0.0414
Obese children	2	8 6/12^a	2	10 5/12^b	0.0907
3	10 9/12^b	3	11 9/12^b	0.151
4	12^b	4	14 3/12^a	0.0095
5	14 3/12^c	5	16^a	0.1265

Table 3.

Median Age Reached at Defined Tanner (PH) Stages by Sex

Group	Female		Male		Sex Differences
Group	PH	Normal	PH	Normal	P Value
Control children	2	10 5/12^a	2	13 3/12^b	0.039
	3	12 5/12^b	3	14 11/12^b	0.0045
	4	14 9/12^b	4	16 7/12^a	0.0131
	5	16 8/12^c	5	17 5/12^a	0.0414
Obese children	2	8 6/12^a	2	10 5/12^b	0.0907
	3	10 9/12^b	3	11 9/12^b	0.151
	4	12^b	4	14 3/12^a	0.0095
	5	14 3/12^c	5	16^a	0.1265

Group	Female		Male		Sex Differences
Group	PH	Normal	PH	Normal	P Value
Control children	2	10 5/12^a	2	13 3/12^b	0.039
	3	12 5/12^b	3	14 11/12^b	0.0045
	4	14 9/12^b	4	16 7/12^a	0.0131
	5	16 8/12^c	5	17 5/12^a	0.0414
Obese children	2	8 6/12^a	2	10 5/12^b	0.0907
	3	10 9/12^b	3	11 9/12^b	0.151
	4	12^b	4	14 3/12^a	0.0095
	5	14 3/12^c	5	16^a	0.1265

Significance levels between control children and obese children are marked with asterisks. Significant differences between girls and boys are shown as bold P values in the last column.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.005.

^cP < 0.0005.

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