Factors affecting onset of puberty in Denizli province in Turkey
| Autor: | Semiz, Serap, Kurt, Funda, Kurt, Devrim T., Zencir, Mehmet, Sevinç, Özgür |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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onset age
Male demography puberty age distribution Adolescent Turkey pubertal timing menarche obesity migration socioeconomic testis size Nutritional Status Stress preschool child Chronic disease Turkey (republic) developmental screening early puberty Body Mass Index Child Chronic Disease Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Humans Puberty/physiology Social Class Pubertal timing cross-sectional study controlled study Obesity human Socioeconomic environment Menarche child development exercise questionnaire article birth weight social psychology Intrauterine growth retardation school child delayed puberty body mass social status developmental stage female puberty disorders risk factor physiology pubertal timing menarche obesity migration socioeconomic environment intrauterin growth retardation stress chronic disease environment intrauterine growth retardation stress chronic disease |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Popis: | Semiz S, Kurt F, Kurt DT, Zencir M, Sevinc O. Factors affecting onset of puberty in Denizli province in Turkey. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 49-55. The relationship between the possible factors affecting pubertal onset and pubertal timing was investigated in the Denizli province in Turkey. A total number of 3311 subjects (1562 girls, 1749 boys) aged 6-16.5 years participated in this study. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Pubertal stages were assessed according to methods of Marshall and Tanner. Testicular volume was determined using Prader orchidometer. Menarcheal age was recorded. All parents and students completed different questionnaires on demographic variables affecting pubertal timing such as socioeconomic conditions, psychosocial factors, exercise, nutritional status, chronic diseases, migration and birth weight. Using distribution percentiles of pubertal stages according to age, the relation between pubertal timing and factors affecting puberty. was investigated. There was no significant association between exercise, birth weight, migration, chronic disease, and socioeconomic status and age of puberty onset. Menarcheal age of overweight and obese girls was significantly lower than that of girls with normal weight. In-family stress was the cause of early puberty in girls and of delayed puberty in boys. |
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