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Slower progression of central puberty in overweight girls presenting with precocious breast development
- Source :
- Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 178-183 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2022.
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Abstract
- Purpose Overweight (OW)/obese girls tend to have an earlier pubertal onset than girls with normal weight. However, only a few studies have reported the progression of puberty in these girls. This study aimed to identify risk factors for rapid pubertal progression in OW/obese girls presenting with precocious breast development. Methods This retrospective cohort study reviewed the medical records of 110 OW (body mass index [BMI] ≥85th percentile for age and sex) and 213 nonoverweight (NW, BMI
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22871012 and 22871292
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9f81c3807a4485388707aeb82584bcf
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2244062.031