Baseline characteristics
| Overall (n=108) | Women (n=42) | Men (n=66) | |
| Age (years) | 14.83±0.58 | 14.74±0.66 | 14.88±0.52 |
| Maturity offset (years) | 1.27±1.09 | 2.26±0.59 | 0.64±0.83*** |
| APHV (years) | 13.56±1.05 | 12.48±0.46 | 14.24±0.68*** |
| Body height (cm) | 166.4±7.7 | 163.1±5.9 | 168.5±8.0*** |
| Δheight (cm) | 4.95±3.06 | 2.70±2.54 | 6.39±2.44*** |
| Body weight (kg) | 56.6±9.2 | 55.3±7.5 | 57.4±10.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.33±2.34 | 20.78±2.50 | 20.04±2.20 |
All data are expressed as mean±SD. Level of significance based on unpaired sample t-tests and backed-up by bias-corrected accelerated bootstrapping with 10 000 samples: ***p<0.001.
APHV, age at peak height velocity; BMI, body mass index; Δheight, growth in body height during the last year.