Assessment of puberty in children with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 1 Comparison between the studied groups regarding their demographic data

		CKD (n = 40)		ESRD (n = 20)		Controls (n = 61)		p-value
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	p-value
Age (year)	Mean ± SD	12.74 ± 1.06		12.85 ± 1.23		13.57 ± 1.09		< 0.001
Menarche age	Mean ± SD	12.65 ± 5.89		0.00 ± 0.00		10.28 ± 4.71		< 0.001
Sex	Males	32	76.2	11	55.0	31	50.8	0.031
Sex	Females	10	23.8	9	45.0	30	49.2	0.031
Weight	Below 3rd percentile	19	45.2	14	70.0	2	3.3	< 0.001
	Between 3rd to 97th percentiles (normal range)	23	54.8	6	30.0	59	96.7
	Above 97th percentile	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Height	Below 3rd percentile	25	59.5	16	80.0	5	8.2	< 0.001
	Between 3rd to 97th percentiles (normal range)	17	40.5	4	20.0	55	90.2
	Above 97th percentile	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	1.6
BMI	Below 3rd percentile	4	9.5	2	10.0	0	0.0	0.020
	Between 3rd to 97th percentiles (normal range)	38	90.5	18	90.0	61	100.0
	Above 97th percentile	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0