Relationship between Body Mass Index and Bone Turnover Markers in Girls with Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty

Table 1

General characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	Normal weight (n = 89)	Overweight (n = 70)	Obese (n = 52)	value
CA (years)	8.0 (7.0–9.0)	8.0 (8.0–9.0)	8.0 (7.0–9.0)	0.514
Height (cm)	130.80 (127.95–136.25)^a	135.30 (130.10–139.60)	135.05 (132.00–140.50)^c	0.001
Weight (kg)	26.50 (24.75–30.00)^a	32.00 (30.00–35.00)^b	35.40 (33.00–40.00)^c	<0.001
BA (years)	10.00 (9.00–10.70)	10.40 (9.70–10.90)^b	10.65 (10.20–11.40)^c	<0.001
Tanner 2 (%)	74.16 (66/89)	60.00 (42/70)	50.00 (26/52)	0.038
Tanner 3 (%)	22.47 (20/89)	37.14 (26/70)	42.31 (22/52)
Tanner 4 (%)	3.37 (3/89)	2.86 (2/70)	7.69 (4/52)

^aSignificantly different from the overweight group. ^bSignificantly different from the obese group. ^cSignificantly different from the normal weight group. CA, chronological age; BA, bone age.