A study of factors influencing advanced puberty / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 146-151, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-54224
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the timing of puberty and the factors inducing advanced puberty in elemental school students of low grades.METHODS:
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade elemental students from the Goyang province were randomly selected, and their sexual maturation rate was assessed by physical examination. After obtaining an informed consent, a questionnaire was administered to the parents; eating habits, lifestyle, use of growth-inducing medication, and present illness of the students were evaluated to determine the factors that induced advanced puberty. The data were statistically analyzed.RESULTS:
We selected 170 children and the girlsboys sex ratio was 1.21. Two 9-year-old boys were in genital stage 2. Two (14.3%) 6-year-old girls, 6 (19.4%) 7-year-old girls, 15 (39.6%) 8-year-old girls, and 4 (57.1%) 9-year-old girls were in breast stage 2. The average pubertal timing predicted for girls was 9.11+/-1.86 years. The main factors influencing pubertal timing were obesity scale, frequency of eating fast food, and the use of growth-inducing medication. A high rating on the obesity scale and high frequency of eating fast food indicated advanced stage of puberty. Growth-inducing medication induced puberty through obesity.CONCLUSION:
We proposed that predictive average pubertal timing in girls was 9.11+/-1.86 years, which was consistent with the previously reported findings from abroad. The significant influencing factors in advanced puberty were obesity scale and frequency of fast food.
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Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Sexual Maturation
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Sex Ratio
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Breast
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Puberty
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Eating
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Fast Foods
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Informed Consent
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Life Style
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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