Earlier Onset of Puberty in Girls: Relation to Increased Body Mass Index and Race

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Authors

Paul B. Kaplowitz · Virginia Commonwealth University

Eric J. Slora · American Academy of Pediatrics

Richard C. Wasserman · American Academy of Pediatrics

Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

The results are consistent with obesity's being an important contributing factor to the earlier onset of puberty in girls. Factors other than obesity, however, perhaps genetic and/or environmental ones, are needed to explain the higher prevalence of early puberty in black versus white girls.

Topics & Keywords

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 108, Issue 2, pp. 347-353

DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.2.347

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