Effect of dietary with Zhibai dihuang pills and gonadotropin-releasing-hormone-analogue on girls with precocious and rapidly progressive puberty

Table 3 Comparison of growth indicators between the two groups of children (mean ± SD)

Group	Control group	Observation group	t	P value
Growth rate (%)
Before intervention	4.56 ± 0.61	4.81 ± 0.75	1.715	0.090
After intervention	3.56 ± 0.59	2.25 ± 0.89	8.190	0.001
Height (cm)
Before intervention	125.26 ± 3.00	125.11 ± 2.95	0.222	0.829
After intervention	133.44 ± 2.33	127.81 ± 2.43	10.934	0.001
Bone age (year)
Before intervention	8.80 ± 0.50	8.91 ± 0.64	0.941	0.348
After intervention	9.24 ± 0.64	7.21 ± 0.33	18.836	0.001