The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Pubertal Timing in Adolescence: The Toyama Birth Cohort Study, Japan

Fujimura, Yuko; Sekine, Michikazu; Yamada, Masaaki

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.07.004

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“…Our previous study demonstrated no association between sleep quality and the timing of menarche onset; 5 however, in the present study, the SOL in girls with menarche onset, especially in the 5th or 6th graders, was longer than that of girls with menarche onset in other grades. Regarding mental health difficulty, mental health disturbances such as anxiety disorders significantly predict prolonged SOL in anxious youth 29 .…”

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“…The sleep habits of children and adolescents are known to be associated with family and school factors, physical and mental health status, lifestyle, and sleeping environment. Specific factors associated with sleep hygiene include eating habits, 1 prebedtime behaviors, 2 screen time, 3 obesity, 4 pubertal timing, 5 frequent headaches, 6 mental health, 7 emotional regulation, 8 behavioral problems, 9 physical activity, 10 overall health, 11 and sleep environment 12 . Each of these factors can adversely affect a student's sleep, either independently or in combination with other factors (Fig.…”

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Short‐term and long‐term associations with sleep onset latency in school children in Japan

Fujimura

Sekine

Yamada

2022

Pediatrics International

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Background This study aims to examine the relationships between sleep onset latency and multiple sleep‐related factors of seventh and tenth graders during the transition from childhood to adolescence. Methods Regarding sleep onset latency, we examined the short‐term associations in Phase IV (2002) and long‐term associations in Phase V (2005) of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study. In total, 4,673 boys and 4,694 girls in Phase IV and 2,969 boys and 3,108 girls in Phase V answered the questionnaire items regarding sleep, physical and mental health, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and family and school factors. Considering sleep onset latency as the outcome and 13 sleep‐related factors as independent variables, we calculated the odds ratio using binary logistic regression. The longitudinal study was conducted with 1,703 boys and 1,919 girls whose sleep onset latency was within 30 min in Phase IV. Results The following factors were found to be related to longer sleep onset latency in the short term: sleep duration, physical activity, game time, and self‐esteem in boys and sleep duration, bedroom environment, game time, abdominal pain, long‐standing illness, onset of puberty, mental health difficulties, and school avoidance feelings in girls. Regarding its long‐term effects, having a single parent and self‐esteem in boys and breakfast, game time, long‐standing illness, obesity, onset of puberty, and school avoidance feelings in girls were associated with longer sleep onset latency. Conclusions Education of adolescent health and sleep hygiene at home and school should include both short‐term and long‐term associations between sleep and a healthy lifestyle by gender.

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Short‐term and long‐term associations with sleep onset latency in school children in Japan

Fujimura

Sekine

Yamada

2022

Pediatrics International

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“…Our results showed that the early pubertal timing was associated with poorer QOL in children and adolescents, which is similar to the results of the study of Japanese students by Fujimura et al [34]. Compared to previous studies [16,18,34], our study made some advances: First, this study used the PDS and the QOL scale for pubescent children to further explore the relationship between pubertal timing and the dimensions of QOL. Furthermore, our survey was conducted among students in grades 3 through 9 (8 to 15 years old), covering almost all age groups in early and middle adolescence.…”

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The association between pubertal timing and quality of life among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Tang

Shi

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Environ. Health Prev. Med.

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Background: To determine the relationship between pubertal timing and quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents and to provide a basis for QOL intervention in pubertal children in the future to promote good adaptation and healthy physical and mental development of children. Methods: The survey was conducted in one county using a stratified cluster sampling method. The five physiological change items of the Puberty Development Scale (PDS) were used to assess the timing of puberty in students. Compared to students of the same age and the same sex, students who scored higher than the mean + standard deviation (SD) of individual developmental scores were defined as an early pubertal timing group. A 39-item QOL Scale for Children in Puberty was used to assess the QOL of the respondents. Multiple linear regression models were fitted separately for boys and girls. Results: Of the 7223 students, 3754 (51.97%) were boys and 3469 (48.03%) were girls. The prevalence of early pubertal periods was 16.07%. The total QOL score in the early pubertal timing group (137.16 « 18.67) was significantly lower than in the normal (on time) group (142.02 « 17.98) and the late group (142.76 « 18.35) (F = 37.311, P < 0.001). A multiple linear regression model showed that early pubertal timing was a risk factor for QOL (P < 0.0014), compared with normal and late pubertal timing. Conclusions: The early pubertal timing was associated with poorer QOL in children and adolescents. More attention should be paid to children with early pubertal timing in intervening children's QOL during pubertal development. Future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the association between pubertal timing and QOL.

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“…Another US study revealed a relationship between low SES (maternal unmarried status and low family income) and early menarche in girls; however, BMI did not mediate this association [32]. On the contrary, studies on Australian [33] and Japanese [34] children found that both low SES and higher BMI were both risk factors for early puberty. In the Australian cohort, this was true for both boys and girl and this was only true for males in the Japanese cohort.…”

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Connections between obesity and puberty

Huang

Reinehr

Roth

2020

Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research

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The relationship between obesity and puberty remains controversial. Whereas cross-sectional and longitudinal studies show a clear shift toward earlier puberty in obese girls, the trend in obese boys remains less obvious. Overweight boys mature earlier whereas obese boys mature later compared to healthy weight boys. Newer epidemiologic studies attempt to address these knowledge gaps. This review provides a detailed overview of the recent literature regarding secular trends in pubertal onset and tempo, and the connection with obesity. Additionally, this review summarizes potential mediators that permit obesity to promote early puberty. Other factors such as socioeconomic status, in utero exposures, nutritional, and even endocrine disrupting chemicals can cause perturbation of both metabolism and the endocrine axis that can ultimately have effects on pubertal development.

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The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Pubertal Timing in Adolescence: The Toyama Birth Cohort Study, Japan

Cited by 11 publications

References 32 publications

Short‐term and long‐term associations with sleep onset latency in school children in Japan

Short‐term and long‐term associations with sleep onset latency in school children in Japan

The association between pubertal timing and quality of life among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Connections between obesity and puberty

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