Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population divided by puberty status and gender
From: Sexual dimorphism of gut microbiota at different pubertal status
|  | Pre-puberty (n = 42) | Puberty (n = 47) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | P value | Male | Female | P value | |
N | 28 | 14 | Â | 21 | 26 | Â |
Age (years) | 8.53 ± 1.82 | 8.02 ± 1.22 | 0.346 | 11.38 ± 1.31 | 10.67 ± 0.89 | 0.033 |
Height (cm) | 134.31 ± 11.63 | 130.19 ± 7.92 | 0.241 | 152.87 ± 7.46 | 145.80 ± 7.14 | 0.002 |
Weight (kg) | 41.54 ± 17.75 | 36.09 ± 9.23 | 0.198 | 64.47 ± 9.04 | 45.72 ± 10.49 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/cm2) | 22.04 ± 6.31 | 21.03 ± 3.78 | 0.524 | 27.46 ± 2.03 | 21.33 ± 3.86 | < 0.001 |
BMI-Z | 1.71 ± 1.91 | 2.34 ± 1.49 | 0.249 | 2.57 ± 0.39 | 1.56 ± 1.32 | 0.001 |
Estradiol (pg/ml) | < 5 | < 5 | 1.000 | 11.07 ± 8.49 | 33.68 ± 35.80 | 0.099 |
Testosterone (ng/dl) | 5.10 ± 4.16 | 9.40 ± 9.76 | 0.445 | 83.20 ± 98.55 | 13.99 ± 20.87 | 0.018 |