Comparison between objective assessment and self-assessment of sexual maturation in children and adolescents

To assess the correlations between objective assessment and self-assessment of sexual maturation in the outpatient and school settings. Three hundred and nineteen individuals, 178 (96 boys and 82 girls) from an outpatient clinic and 141 (73 boys and 68 girls) from public schools (8.3-18.7 years), of...

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Published in:Jornal de pediatria 2009-03, Vol.85 (2), p.135-142
Main Authors: Azevedo, Jenner C V, Brasil, Lana M P, Macedo, Taísa B M A, Pedrosa, Lucia F C, Arrais, Ricardo F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Physical Examination - methods
Puberty - physiology
Self-Assessment
Self-Examination
Sexual Maturation - physiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:To assess the correlations between objective assessment and self-assessment of sexual maturation in the outpatient and school settings. Three hundred and nineteen individuals, 178 (96 boys and 82 girls) from an outpatient clinic and 141 (73 boys and 68 girls) from public schools (8.3-18.7 years), of whom 73 individuals (39 girls an d 34 boys) had a body mass index above the 85th percentile, according to 2000 CDC Growth Chart, were analyzed. All of them were examined sequentially and individually by two trained physicians after a written consent form was signed by parents or surrogates, and then submitted to self-assessment using pictures (Tanner stages). Kappa coefficients between examiners and the self-assessment were calculated based on the collected data. A p value
ISSN:0021-7557
1678-4782
DOI:10.2223/JPED.1875