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Table 3 Comparison of the two groups

From: Pineal cysts in children

 

Precocious puberty group n = 56

Growth delay groupn = 116

χ2 test

Age

8.5 ± 3.3 years (range: 1.08–15.25 years)

8.0 ± 5.5 years (range: 6 months to 15.5 years

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Sex

43 girls (76.7%), 13 boys (23.3%) Sex ratio = 0.30

54 girls (46.5%), 62 boys (53.5%) Sex ratio = 1.14

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Number of cysts

6 (10.7%)

13 (11.2%)

NS (p = 0.87)

Sex of children with cysts

6 girls (13.9%)

6 girls (11.1%),

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0 boys (0%)

7 boys (11.3%)

Fisher’s exact test NS (p = 0.32)

χ2 test NS (p = 0.79)

Unilocular

1

4

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Bilocular or >

5

9

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Major axis

6 to 12 mm

6 to 12 mm

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Stability

100% of cases (n = 2)

100% of cases (n = 8)

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