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

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Davison, Kirsten Krahnstoever, Susman, Elizabeth J., Birch, Leann Lipps·2003·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.111.4.815
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Objective. 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. Methods. Girls’ weight status (body mass index percentile, percent body fat, waist circumference) was assessed when they were 5, 7, and 9 years old, and their pubertal development was assessed when they were 9 years old (breast development, Estradiol, Pubertal Development Scale). Information from all measures of pubertal development at 9 years was combined to identify girls exhibiting earlier (N = 44) and later (N = 136) pubertal development relative to the sample. Girls’ weight status at each age (5, 7, and 9 years old) and change in weight status across the ages of 5 to 9 years were used to predict their pubertal timing at 9 years of age. Results. Girls with higher percent body fat at 5 years, and girls with higher percent body fat, higher BMI percentile, or larger waist circumference at 7 years, were more likely to be classified with earlier pubertal development at 9 years. In addition, girls showing larger increases in percent body fat from 5 to 9 years of age, and larger increases in waist circumference from 7 to 9 years of age, were more likely to exhibit earlier pubertal development at 9 years. Results were still present after controlling for accelerated growth. Conclusions. Girls with higher weight status in early childhood were more likely to exhibit earlier pubertal development relative to peers at 9 years, indicating that weight status preceded pubertal timing in girls.

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Authors
Davison, K. K., Susman, E. J., & Birch, L. L.
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2003-04-01
Volume
111
Issue
4
Pages
815-821
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.111.4.815
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W2128193301
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317
References
40
FWCI
7.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Davison, K. K., Susman, E. J., & Birch, L. L. (2003). Percent Body Fat at Age 5 Predicts Earlier Pubertal Development Among Girls at Age 9. Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.4.815

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