Table 1

Pubertal stage of children in the physical education and art groups

		Boys				Girls
		PE group						ARTS group		p value1-150		PE group				ARTS group		p value1-150
		n	%					n	%	p value1-150		n	%			n	%	p value1-150
Genitalia						0.099	Breast						0.059
Stage 1	0	0.0		3	7.7		Stage 1	0	0.0		0	0.0
Stage 2	23	43.4		13	33.3		Stage 2	4	9.8		4	8.7
Stage 3	17	32.1		10	25.6		Stage 3	5	12.2		16	34.8
Stage 4	13	24.5		11	28.2		Stage 4	10	24.4		12	26.1
Stage 5	0	0.0		2	5.1		Stage 5	22	53.7		14	30.4

Pubic hair						0.120	Pubic hair						0.118
Stage 1	20	37.7		11	28.2		Stage 1	6	14.6		4	8.7
Stage 2	15	28.3		14	35.9		Stage 2	3	7.3		13	28.3
Stage 3	10	18.9		12	30.8		Stage 3	19	46.3		15	32.6
Stage 4	8	15.1		1	2.6		Stage 4	11	26.8		13	28.3
Stage 5	0	0.0		1	2.6		Stage 5	2	4.9		1	2.2

Testicular size						0.201	Menarche						0.208
< 4 ml	1	1.9		4	10.3		No	15	36.6		23	50.0
4–12 ml	29	54.7		21	53.8		Yes	26	63.4		23	50.0
> 12 ml	23	43.4		14	35.9

↵1-150 χ² test.