Auxological and pubertal outcomes of children with Kawasaki disease: Experience from Chandigarh, India

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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2026; 15(4): 122376
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.122376

Table 3 Mean age (years) of emergence of pubic and axillary hair in male children with Kawasaki disease and healthy controls

	n (%)		χ² (P value)	KD (males)		Healthy control		Mann-Whitney U
	KD (males)	Healthy control	χ² (P value)	mean ± SD	Median (interquartile rage)	mean ± SD	Median (interquartile rage)	Z (P value)
Pubic hair (present)	22 (68.8)	26 (74.3)	0.252 (0.616)	12.98 ± 3.08	13.3 (9.72-15.2)	12.42 ± 2.67	11.95 (10.1-14.2)	0.83 (0.41)
Pubic hair (absent)	10 (31.3)	9 (25.7)	0.252 (0.616)	9.64 ± 1.19	9.7 (8.5-10.9)	9.59 ± 1.59	9.0 (8.2-11.3)	0.20 (0.83)
Axillary hair (present)	15 (46.9)	13 (37.1)	0.651 (0.420)	14.80 ± 1.65	14.9 (13.2-15.9)	13.91 ± 2.82	14.2 (12.0-16.0)	0.81 (0.42)
Axillary hair (absent)	17 (53.1)	22 (62.9)	0.651 (0.420)	9.40 ± 1.07	9.0 (8.4-10.2)	10.37 ± 1.60	10.1 (8.9-11.8)	1.95 (0.05)

KD: Kawasaki disease.

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Citation: Thakur S, Kaur H, Pilania RK, Kabeerdoss J, Singh S. Auxological and pubertal outcomes of children with Kawasaki disease: Experience from Chandigarh, India. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(4): 122376
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Thakur S, Kaur H, Pilania RK, Kabeerdoss J, Singh S. Auxological and pubertal outcomes of children with Kawasaki disease: Experience from Chandigarh, India. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(4): 122376 [DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.122376]

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