ArticleEndocrine connections2022
Sedentary lifestyle and precocious puberty in girls during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian experience.
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- Pediatric endocrinopathies related to COVID-19: an update.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Pooled it
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- Risk factors and preventive strategies for precocious puberty: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
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- A review of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in endocrine-related disorders.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Precocious puberty, pandemic and beyond.Pituitary · 2024Review
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- Central Precocious Puberty During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Systematic Review of Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
- Navigating Pubertal Goldilocks: The Optimal Pace for Hierarchical Brain Organization.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- COVID-19 lockdown and the rate of central precocious puberty.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2024Article
- Early Puberty Trend during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore: A Retrospective Review in a Single Tertiary Centre.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate children observed for suspected precocious puberty in five Italian centers of Pediatric Endocrinology during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (March-September 2020), compared to subjects observed in the same period of the previous year. Design: The study population (490 children) was divided according to the year of observation and final diagnosis: transient thelarche, non-progressive precocious puberty, central precocious puberty (CPP), or early puberty. Results: Between March and September 2020, 338 subjects were referred for suspected precocious puberty, compared to 152 subjects in the same period of 2019 (+122%). The increase was observed in girls (328 subjects in 2020 vs 140 in 2019, P < 0.05), especially during the second half of the period considered (92 girls from March to May vs 236 girls from June to September); while no difference was observed in boys (10 subjects in 2020 vs 12 in 2019). The percentage of girls with confirmed CPP was higher in 2020, compared to 2019 (135/328 girls (41%) vs 37/140 (26%), P < 0.01). Anthropometric and hormonal parameters in 2019 and 2020 CPP girls were not different; 2020 CPP girls showed more prolonged use of electronic devices and a more sedentary lifestyle both before and during the pandemic, compared to the rest of the 2020 population. Conclusions: The present findings corroborate the recently reported association between the complex lifestyle changes related to the lockdown and a higher incidence of CPP in Italian girls.
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