Association of body fat ratio with precocious puberty in girls

OBJECTIVETo study the association of body fat ratio with precocious puberty in girls. Previous studies have shown that body mass index (BMI) is associated with the girls' age of puberty but have not revealed the association of body fat ratio with age of puberty. METHODSBased on the consensus on...

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Published in:Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi 2020-07, Vol.22 (7), p.762-767
Main Authors: Wang, Ling-Xiao, Cheng, Ruo-Qian, Zhang, Miao-Ying, Li, Xiao-Jing, Xi, Li, Zheng, Zhang-Qian, Luo, Fei-Hong
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Language:Chinese
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Summary:OBJECTIVETo study the association of body fat ratio with precocious puberty in girls. Previous studies have shown that body mass index (BMI) is associated with the girls' age of puberty but have not revealed the association of body fat ratio with age of puberty. METHODSBased on the consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), 128 children with precocious puberty who were admitted to the hospital from July to August, 2017, were divided into a CPP group with 87 children and a peripheral precocious puberty (PPP) group with 41 children. A total of 51 girls without any puberty development signs were enrolled as the control group. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure the body fat ratios of upper limbs, legs, trunk, android area, gynoid area, and the whole body. The association between body fat ratios and precocious puberty was analyzed with reference to age, BMI, BMI-Z score, bone age, ovarian volume, and hormone levels. RESULTSCompared with the control group, the CP
ISSN:1008-8830