EFFECT OF BODY WEIGHT ON BONE AGE AND HORMONAL PARAMETERS IN CHILDREN WITH PREMATURE ADRENARCHE

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to investigate the effect of body weight on bone age (BA) and hormonal features in children with benign premature adrenarche. METHODS: We studied 221 children (175 girls, 46 boys) with premature adrenarche (pubic and/or axillary hair at

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2008-01, Vol.121 (Supplement_2), p.S105-S106
Main Authors: Papathanasiou, Asteroula, Lekka, Garyfallia, Evangelopoulou, Catherine, Petrou, Vasilios, Petros, Papachilleos, Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis, Paraskaki, Irini, Hadjiathanasiou, Charalambos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal glands
Hormones
Obesity
Pediatrics
Puberty
Studies
Weights & measures
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to investigate the effect of body weight on bone age (BA) and hormonal features in children with benign premature adrenarche. METHODS: We studied 221 children (175 girls, 46 boys) with premature adrenarche (pubic and/or axillary hair at
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2007-2022MM