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Table 2 Birth length and z-scores for subjects with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-OH deficiency.

From: Normal sex differences in prenatal growth and abnormal prenatal growth retardation associated with 46,XY disorders of sex development are absent in newborns with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Parameter

Results, mean ± SD

 

Female (n = 34)

Male (n = 10)

Total (n = 44)

Birth length (cm)1

50.79 ± 2.65

51.30 ± 3.64

50.90 ± 2.86

z-Score

0.53 ± 0.99

0.51 ± 1.39

0.53 ± 1.07

  1. 1Mean birth length percentile exceeded the population 50th percentile (P = 0.0082) and no sex difference was seen (P > 0.05).
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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