Children with a History of Premature Adrenarche Have Good Health-Related Quality of Life at the Age of 12 Years
| Autor: | Harri Sintonen, Raimo Voutilainen, Pauliina Utriainen, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Jani Liimatta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate Quality of life Humans Medicine Adrenarche Reference population Child 10. No inequality Health related quality of life business.industry Erikson's stages of psychosocial development humanities Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry Case-Control Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 89:184-188 |
| ISSN: | 1663-2826 1663-2818 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000487134 |
| Popis: | Background/Aim: Children with premature adrenarche (PA) are taller and more overweight than their healthy peers, and PA girls have a slightly accelerated pubertal development. There is some evidence that early exposure to androgens may have an influence on psychosocial development. The aim of this cross-sectional case-control study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in PA children at the age of 12 years. Methods: The HRQoL was assessed for 43 PA (36 girls) and 63 control children (52 girls) at the median age of 12.0 years using the standardized 16D instrument, and the scores of the PA children were compared to those of the control children and reference population. Results: The mean overall HRQoL scores did not differ between PA and control girls, PA and control boys, or all PA and control children or the reference population. Independently of PA, overweight girls had a lower mean overall HRQoL score than lean girls, and both overweight girls and boys were on average worse off on the dimension of appearance than their lean peers. Conclusions: PA children have as good self-rated HRQoL as their peers at the age of 12 years. Overweight is associated with a worse HRQoL profile independently of PA. |
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