ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022
The critical BMI hypothesis for puberty initiation and the gender prevalence difference: Evidence from an epidemiological survey in Beijing, China.
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- Sex Differences in Leptin Levels in Children and Adolescents with Normal Weight and Overweight/Obesity Across Pubertal Stages: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- Global prevalence and incidence of precocious puberty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Does gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue treatment alter body mass index in boys with central precocious puberty?European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- [Considerations on the improvement of height benefit in children with central precocious puberty].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2024Article
- The relationship between sex hormone levels and ocular surface parameters in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Links between Childhood Obesity, High-Fat Diet, and Central Precocious Puberty.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Association between precocious puberty and obesity risk in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Is early or late biological maturation trigger obesity? A machine learning modeling research in Turkey boys and girls.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Although previous studies suggested that there is a certain level of body fat mass before puberty can be initiated, most studies have focused on girls. Objective: To investigate the relationship between precocious puberty and physical growth in school-aged children in Beijing, China. Methods: 7590 Chinese children (3591 girls and 3999 boys) aged 6-11 years were recruited in Beijing, China. Body mass index (BMI) categories were defined by WHO Child Growth Standards and central obesity were defined by sex-specific waist-to-height ratio cut-offs (≥0.46 for girls, ≥0.48 for boys). Sexual development was assessed using Tanner criteria. Results: The prevalence of general obesity and central obesity among boys was higher than that in girls. Girls had a significantly higher precocious puberty rate than boys (5.93% vs. 0.87%), particularly in those aged 7 years old (9.20%). Children in the general obesity and central obesity groups have a higher prevalence of precocious puberty and earlier median ages for the attainment of Tanner B Conclusions: The prevalence of childhood obesity and precocious puberty was high in China. Precocious puberty was correlated with a large BMI. Boys had a higher threshold of BMI for puberty development than girls. Children with precocious puberty, particularly those with central obesity, should be aware of adverse cardiovascular events.
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