Forty years trends in timing of pubertal growth spurt in 157,000 Danish school children

Lise Aksglaede; Lina Wøhlk Olsen; Thorkild I A Sørensen; Anders Juul

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002728

Forty years trends in timing of pubertal growth spurt in 157,000 Danish school children

Lise Aksglaede, Lina Wøhlk Olsen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Anders Juul

Department of Growth and Reproduction

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Abstract

Entering puberty is an important milestone in reproductive life and secular changes in the timing of puberty may be an important indicator of the general reproductive health in a population. Too early puberty is associated with several psychosocial and health problems. The aim of our study was to determine if the age at onset of pubertal growth spurt (OGS) and at peak height velocity (PHV) during puberty show secular trends during four decades in a large cohort of school children.

Original language	English
Journal	P L o S One
Volume	3
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	e2728
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002728
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Algorithms
Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Child Development
Cohort Studies
Denmark
Female
Humans
Male
Puberty
Software
Time Factors

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