ArticlePediatric research2020
Body mass index growth trajectories, early pubertal maturation, and short stature.
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- Impact of conflict-induced stress on the length of craniofacial growth.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The influence of adiposity status and the trajectories of obesity indicators on earlier puberty onset in girls: a longitudinal cohort study in Shanghai, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Body mass index trajectories from birth to adolescence and associated factors in the PARIS cohort.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of central precocious puberty: A PRISMA-ScR-COMPLIANT scoping review.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- Critical body fat percentage required for puberty onset: the Taiwan Pubertal Longitudinal Study.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2023Article
- The influence of the trajectory of obesity indicators on the age of pubertal onset and pubertal tempo in girls: A longitudinal study in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Prepubertal BMI, pubertal growth patterns, and long-term BMI: Results from a longitudinal analysis in Chinese children and adolescents from 2005 to 2016.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
- Association of the consumption of common drinks with early puberty in both sexes.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Identification and characterization of factors associated with short stature and pre-shortness in Chinese preschool-aged children.Endocrine connections · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Investigation of Pubertal Milestones and Hormones as a Function of Body Fat in Girls.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Article
- BMI changes through childhood: the impact on puberty, linear growth and hormonal regulation.Pediatric research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood body mass index (BMI) trajectory classes are rarely linked to early puberty risk, particularly among Chinese children. We estimated early puberty risk across BMI trajectory classes, investigated factors contributing to pubertal development, and examined differences in final adult height between children exhibiting early and nonearly pubertal maturation across the classes.
methodsThe Taiwan Children Health Study recruited 10-year-old children in 2010 from 14 Taiwanese communities and resurveyed them at age 11, 12, and 18 years. The study comprised 3109 children (50.4% boys) with available data for BMI (age 6-11 years) and pubertal stages (age 11, 12, and 18 years).
resultsClasses 1-4 were persistently healthy weight, rapid BMI growth, chronically overweight/obese, and early transient overweight/obese. Children in class 3 exhibited the highest risk of early pubertal maturation. Puberty genetic score, low sleep quality, and high fat-free mass collectively explained 15% of the variance in Tanner stages among class 3 children. Early pubertal maturation was considered to cause short and tall stature in boys and girls, respectively.
conclusionsModifying sleep quality and fat-free mass may reduce early puberty risk in children with chronic overweight/obesity. Vigorous physical activity may reduce adiposity and increase the final adult height in the children.
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