Percent Body Fat at Age 5 Predicts Earlier Pubertal Development Among Girls at Age 9

This study examines the causal direction of the relationship between weight status and pubertal timing in girls using a longitudinal sample of 183 white girls followed from ages 5 to 9. Girls' weight status (body mass index percentile, percent body fat, waist circumference) was assessed when th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2003-04, Vol.111 (4), p.815-821
Hauptverfasser:	Davison, Kirsten Krahnstoever, Susman, Elizabeth J, Birch, Leann Lipps
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipose Tissue - physiology Age Biological and medical sciences Body Composition - physiology Body fat Body Mass Index Breast - growth & development Child Child development Child Development - physiology Child, Preschool Estradiol - blood Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Girls Hormone metabolism and regulation Humans Longitudinal Studies Mammalian female genital system Oils & fats Pediatrics Physiological aspects Puberty Puberty - physiology Sex Characteristics Vertebrates: reproduction White People
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