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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Obesity | Research

Association between pubertal development stages and body adiposity in children and adolescents

Authors: Fernando Adami, Jucemar Benedet, Livia Akemi Ramos Takahashi, Adair da Silva Lopes, Laércio da Silva Paiva, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

The study aimed to analyze the association between pubertal development stages and adiposity in children and adolescents.

Methods

Cross-sectional study conducted in 2007 in Florianópolis, Brazil, with 2339 schoolchildren 32 aged 8 to 14 years old (1107 males). The outcome (adiposity) was evaluated using Z score and 33 percentilee values > = 85 of four skinfolds (triceps, subscapular, suprailiac and calf) and waist 34 circumference. Total body adiposity (Z score of the sum of skinfolds), central adiposity (Z score 35 of waist circumference) and peripheral adiposity (Z scores of triceps and calf skinfolds) were 36 estimated. Pubertal development stages was self-assessed according to Tanner stages of development. Thirty-seven Children and adolescents were classified according to tertiles of age for each pubertal development stages 38 stage - early, normal and late. Statistical analysis was performed using univariate and 39 multivariate Poisson regression models.

Results

Children and adolescent from both sexes with early pubertal development stages presented higher prevalence of central adiposity (waist circumference), with adjusted prevalence ratio (CI 95%) of 2.21 (1.12; 4.35) for males and 2.18 (1.04; 4.57) for females (reference group: normal pubertal development stages). Among females, there was a reduction in the prevalence of excess adiposity with decreased occurrence of early pubertal development stages. There was a strong relationship between adiposity and pubertal development stages.

Conclusions

Excess adiposity was higher in both sexes for those with early pubertal development stages.
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Metadata
Title
Association between pubertal development stages and body adiposity in children and adolescents
Authors
Fernando Adami
Jucemar Benedet
Livia Akemi Ramos Takahashi
Adair da Silva Lopes
Laércio da Silva Paiva
Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keywords
Obesity
Obesity
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01342-y

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