A Clinical Study of the Relationship between Obesity and Pubertal Development in Girls / 대한소아소화기영양학회지
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
;
: 175-182, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-207209
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Recently, public interest in obesity and earlier pubertal development has been increasing. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between obesity and pubertal development in girls.METHODS:
A total of 158 girls presenting with earlier pubertal development from July 2008 to June 2010 were included in the study. Their mean age was 8.27+/-1.3 years and the mean bone age advancement was 1.86+/-0.3 years.RESULTS:
Based on weight-for-height percentiles, their obesity rate was 9.2% and overweight rate was 15.8%. However, for body mass index (BMI), the result was a bit different; with an obesity rate of 13.2% and overweight rate of 24.3%. About 40% of the girls had a family history of early maturation. Among them, 25.7% had a maternal history, 4.6% paternal and 7.2% both. However, 60% of them had no family history. We then classified these girls into families with one son and one daughter, and those with two daughters. In one-son/one-daughter families, 69.3% were the first children and 30.7% were second. In two-daughter families, 65.3% were the first and 34.7% were second. We found that 67.5% had a history of taking herbal medicine.CONCLUSION:
The obesity and overweight rates in girls with earlier pubertal development were higher than those of normal girls, but with a small discrepancy between weight-for-height percentile and BMI-based results. Furthermore, taking herbal medicine seems to be a potential factor for earlier pubertal development in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Nuclear Family
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Body Mass Index
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Isothiocyanates
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Herbal Medicine
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Overweight
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Korea
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Obesity
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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