Puberty stages | Puberty stage differences | |||||
Prepuberty | Early puberty | Late puberty | Pre to early | Early to late | Pre to late | |
Males | ||||||
TD | 44.2 (42.4, 46.0) | 42.0 (40.1, 43.8) | 40.3 (38.3, 42.3) | −2.2 (−4.0, −0.5) P=0.010 | −1.7 (−3.6, 0.3) | −3.9 (−5.8, −2.0) P<0.0001 |
ASD | 58.3 (57.0, 59.7) | 56.1 (54.6, 57.5) | 54.4 (52.9, 56.0) | |||
ADHD | 62.2 (60.7, 63.6) | 59.9 (58.3, 61.6) | 58.3 (56.4, 60.2) | |||
OCD | 52.9 (50.8, 55.0) | 50.7 (48.6, 52.8) | 49.0 (46.8, 51.2) | |||
Females | ||||||
TD | 41.8 (39.5, 44.1) | 44.6 (42.3, 47.0) | 43.3 (41.2, 45.5) | 2.8 (0.0, 5.7) | −1.3 (−4.0, 1.4) | 1.5 (−1.2, 4.3) |
ASD | 55.9 (53.7, 58.2) | 58.8 (56.6, 61.0) | 57.5 (55.5, 59.4) | |||
ADHD | 59.8 (57.5, 62.0) | 62.6 (60.3, 64.9) | 61.3 (59.1, 63.5) | |||
OCD | 50.5 (47.9, 53.1) | 53.3 (50.9, 55.8) | 52.0 (49.8, 54.3) | |||
Males versus females | ||||||
−5.1 (−8.4, −1.8) P=0.003 | −0.4 (−3.7, 2.9) | −5.4 (−8.7, −2.2) P=0.001 |
Prepuberty: Tanner stage 1. Early puberty: Tanner stages 2–3. Late puberty: Tanner stages 4–5.
*Pubertal stage (F(2,1034)=1.7, p=0.2). Sex (F(1,1034)=2.44, p=0.1). Diagnosis (F(3,1034)=129, p<0.0001). Sex x pubertal stage (F(2,1034)=6.6, p=0.002).
ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; TD, typically developing.