Table 1.

Demographic characterization of the sample

VariablePI group (n = 46)Comparison group (n = 43)Statistic
Sex33 female; 13 male22 female; 21 maleχ(1)2 = 3.986, p = 0.046
Age (years)a12.35 (2.56); 7.58–16.4211.83 (3.27); 7.08–16.92t(87) = 0.833, p = 0.407
IQa104.80 (15.82); 69–142112.86 (16.09); 84–146t(87) = 1.439, p = 0.15
Pubertal statusb2.48 (0.85); 1–42.20 (0.80), 1–3.6t(73) = 2.381, p = 0.019
Origin1 Africa, 4 Central America, 17 East Asia, 1 South Asia, 21 Europe, 2 unknown
Age adopted (months)a31.40 (30.10); 3–120
  • aValues reported as mean (SD); range.

  • bPuberty was assessed using the Pubertal Scale of Development (parent report) and was obtained for 41 PI youth and 34 comparison youth.