Timing of menarche and pubertal growth patterns using the QEPS growth model [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectivesTo explore the timing of menarche, postmenarcheal growth, and to investigate the impact of various variables on menarcheal age and postmenarcheal and pubertal growth.Study DesignThis longitudinal community population-based study analyzed ...
Jenni Gårdstedt-Berghog +13 more
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The estimation of pubertal growth spurt parameters using the superimposition by translation and rotation model in Korean children and adolescents: a longitudinal cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectivesUnderstanding the characteristics of the pubertal growth spurt in Korean children and adolescents can serve as crucial foundational data for researching puberty and growth-related disorders.
Dohyun Chun +6 more
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Advances in pubertal growth and factors influencing it: Can we increase pubertal growth?
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014 Puberty is a period of development characterized by partially concurrent changes which includes growth acceleration, alteration in body composition and appearance of secondary sex characteristics.
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Anales de Pediatría (English Edition), 2018 Introduction: Pubertal growth pattern differs according to age at pubertal growth spurt onset which occurs over a five years period (girls: 8–13 years, boys: 10–15 years). The need for more than one pubertal reference pattern has been proposed.
Antonio Carrascosa +6 more
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 and sex hormones for assessment of anthropometric and pubertal growth of Egyptian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (single center study) [PDF]
BMC Endocrine DisordersBackground This study aimed to assess the anthropometric measures and pubertal growth of children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and to detect risk determinants affecting these measures and their link to glycemic control.
Rasha A. Thabet +3 more
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Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with growth retardation and delayed puberty: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsChildhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by marked clinical heterogeneity and substantial morbidity. Although rash, arthritis, and renal involvement are common manifestations, atypical
Yumo Liu +5 more
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Do I Look Gawky? The Association between Pubertal Asynchrony and Peer Victimization
Children, 2021 Pubertal synchrony is defined as the degree of coherence to which puberty-related body changes (e.g., breast development, growth spurt, voice change, underarm hair growth) are coordinated.
Misaki N. Natsuaki +6 more
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Determining the timing of pubertal onset via a multicohort analysis of growth
PLoS ONE, 2021 Objective Growth-based determination of pubertal onset timing would be cheap and practical. We aimed to determine this timing based on pubertal growth markers.
Essi Syrjälä +13 more
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Novel type of references for weight aligned for onset of puberty – using the QEPS growth model
BMC Pediatrics, 2021 Background Growth references are traditionally constructed relative to chronological age, despite inter-individual variations in pubertal timing. A new type of height reference was recently developed allowing growth to be aligned based on onset of ...
Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 ObjectiveTo study the impact of GH dose and age at GH start in girls with Turner syndrome (TS), aiming for normal height and age at pubertal onset (PO) and at adult height (AH). However, age at diagnosis will limit treatment possibilities.MethodsNational
Berit Kriström +4 more
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