Median ages at stages of sexual maturity and excess weight in school children

We aimed to estimate the median ages at specific stages of sexual maturity stratified by excess weight in boys and girls. This was a cross-sectional study made in 2007 in Florianopolis, Brazil, with 2,339 schoolchildren between 8 to 14 years of age (1,107 boys) selected at random in two steps (by re...

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Published in:	Reproductive health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 56
Main Authors:	Luciano, Alexandre P, Benedet, Jucemar, de Abreu, Luiz Carlos, Valenti, Vitor E, de Souza Almeida, Fernando, de Vasconcelos, Francisco A G, Adami, Fernando
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 19-10-2013 BioMed Central
Subjects:	Adolescent Age Age Factors Body fat Body Mass Index Brazil Child Children & youth Cross-Sectional Studies Developmental biology Elementary school students Female Follow-Up Studies Gender Human physical development Humans Male Mortality Obesity Obesity in adolescence Obesity in children Overweight - physiopathology Physiological aspects Puberty Reproductive health Schools Sexual Maturation Students Studies Brazil
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