Pubertal Development of Turkish Children

Semiz, Serap; Kurt, Funda; Kurt, Devrim; Zencir, Mehmet; Sevinç, Özgür

doi:10.1515/jpem.2008.21.10.951

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“…3) [10]. Similar age at pubertal onset has recently been reported from other European countries [40,41]. This may indicate that the secular trends towards earlier pubertal onset evident in the US during the 1990s may now be evident in Europe with a 15 years’ delay.…”

Section: Secular Trends In Pubertal Markers In Girlssupporting

confidence: 72%

Recent Secular Trends in Pubertal Timing: Implications for Evaluation and Diagnosis of Precocious Puberty

et al. 2012

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The decline in age at puberty in the general population has been paralleled by an increase in the number of girls referred for evaluation of precocious puberty (PP). In 1999, The Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society recommended a lowering of the age limit for evaluation of PP in girls. However, the limited evidence on which these recommendations were based led many experts to question these new suggestions. The emergence of new European pubertal timing data evaluated by robust clinical as well as biochemical markers has broadened our insight on how to interpret the recent pubertal changes. The recent pubertal trends have resulted in a concomitant lowering of the lower limit of normality of the pubertal onset. However, evidence suggests that age at the gonadotropin and sex steroid surges have not changed. Thus, it looks as if an increasing proportion of contemporary early pubertal girls may experience isolated gonadotropin-independent thelarche rather than central PP, which may not be discernible on pubertal examination alone. Thus, the population-based limits of normality should not be directly translated into revision of age limits for evaluation of PP due to the risk of misdiagnosing rapid progressive PP as well as intracranial and other underlying pathology.

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Section: Secular Trends In Pubertal Markers In Girlssupporting

confidence: 72%

Recent Secular Trends in Pubertal Timing: Implications for Evaluation and Diagnosis of Precocious Puberty

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“…Similar findings were also reported by Sharma and Shukla, Sidhu and Grewal, Ajita and Jiwanjot, Mathur and Torila, who found delay in menarcheal age of physically active girls than those who are not involved in any kind of physical stress [15][16][17][18]. [ -6] shows menarche in foreign girls [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40].…”

Section: Age At Menarchesupporting

confidence: 78%

Association of Age at Menarche with Anthropometric Measures in Punjabi Bania Girls

Goyal

Singh

Sethi

2016

JCDR

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Introduction: Menarcheal age is the age at which menstruation begins. Menarcheal age is regarded as a sensitive indicator of physical, biological and psychological environment.Aim: 1) To determine the menarcheal age and to examine the relationship between current age at menarche with anthropometric measures in Punjabi bania girls. 2) To develop maturity standards for Bania girls. Materials and Methods:The present cross-sectional survey was carried out on 200 bania girls at the age of onset of menarche. Menarcheal data was obtained by status quo method by asking about whether menarche has been experienced or not. In the present survey adolescent girls were interviewed with the help of pre-designed questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out in SPSS software, version 16.0. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for correlation studies.Results: A total of 200 Punjabi bania girls were examined in the study. The median age of onset of menarche in these girls was 12.3 years. Menarcheal age was positively associated with biacromial width, bi-iliac width and arm span. Conclusion:The present research has revealed secular trend in the age of onset of menarche as indicated by median age of 12.3 years in Bania girls. The bi-acromial width, bi-iliac width and arm span were also correlated with the age of menarche.

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“…Median age at menarche in our study was 13.18 years, which is similar to that reported by ICMR study, [13] in which it was found to be 12.96 years, while Kaul et al [14] reported to be 13.57 years. Mean age at menarche was reported to be 12.41 years by Semiz et al [8] in Turkish girls and 12.6 years by Agarwal DK et al [15] in Indian girls. Kaul et al [14] in their cross-sectional study of 4982 girls from 9 to 20 years of age found appearance of pubic hairs observed at median age of 11.48 years and for P5 median age was 16.77 years.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The major noticeable events in one's life such as the beginning of pubertal development, the menarche and the showing down of the body's development growth could be in a typical manner which may differ from one individual to another [6]. Current international studies suggest earlier puberty in boys than previous studies, following recent trend in girls [7][8][9]. The existing research work done on adolescent growth has not touched the important innovative aspect such as the development of secondary sex characters.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexual Maturation Pattern in Adolescent School Girls of Rural India: A Cross Sectional Study from Nagpur

Akre¹,

Sukhsohale²,

Kubde³

et al. 2013

CMRA

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A b s t r a c tBackground: Puberty is transformation of the child into an adult. It includes all the events of somatic and mental maturation. Secondary sex characters were also a part of this period. The objective was to assess the pattern of sexual maturation of adolescent school girls in rural India. Methods: This was a community based cross sectional study conducted among school children of Sevanand High school, Mahadula, Nagpur. 322 girls in the age group of 10-18 years were assessed for sexual maturation. The pubertal evaluation was made with reference to Tanner stages and grading was done as per Tanner's scale. For statistical analysis, median and standard error along with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using Epi Info statistical package programme version 6.0 updated 2009. Statistical significance was assessed at a type I error rate of 0.05. Results: We found that pubertal changes appeared earlier in girls. The first to appear was breast development at a median age of 10.40 years. The last to appear was pubic hair development (PH5) at median age 16.87 years, the total time taken for complete sexual maturation being 6.38 years. Median age of menarche was found to be13.18 years. Conclusion:The pattern of sexual maturation in rural adolescent school children revealed that though puberty set in earlier in girls, but took longer time for complete maturation.

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Pubertal Development of Turkish Children

Cited by 54 publications

References 29 publications

Recent Secular Trends in Pubertal Timing: Implications for Evaluation and Diagnosis of Precocious Puberty

Recent Secular Trends in Pubertal Timing: Implications for Evaluation and Diagnosis of Precocious Puberty

Association of Age at Menarche with Anthropometric Measures in Punjabi Bania Girls

Sexual Maturation Pattern in Adolescent School Girls of Rural India: A Cross Sectional Study from Nagpur

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