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Differences in Puberty of Girls before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Marcelo, Magalhães Neto, Clariano Pires De Oliveira Azulay, Rossana Santiago De Sousa de Almeida, Ana Gregória Ferreira Pereira Tavares, Maria Da Glória Rodrigues Vaz, Luciana Helena Gama Leal, Ianik Rafaela Lima Gama, Monica Elinor Alves Ribeiro, Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Nascimento, Gilvan Cortês Santos, Wellyandra Costa dos Facundo, Alexandre Nogueira Faria, Manuel Dos Santos Lago, Débora Cristina Ferreira |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | In the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in consultations for precocious puberty. We aim to analyze differences in female puberty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional analytical study was designed at the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão in São Luis, Brazil. We included 55 girls with precocious puberty, 22 who started puberty during the pandemic and 33 who started puberty before the pandemic. Clinical, anthropometric, laboratory and imaging variables were compared between groups. Statistics were performed to determine if there was a statistical difference between the groups. Girls with puberty during the pandemic had higher Z-scores for weight (1.08 ± 1.29 versus 0.69 ± 0.83; p = 0.04), lower ovarian volume (1.88 ± 0.95 versus 3.15 ± 2.31; p = 0.01), and smaller differences between thelarche noticed by the parents and the diagnosis (6.63 ± 5.21 versus 12.15 ± 9.96; p = 0.02). The association between precocious puberty during the pandemic with higher Z-scores for weight, lower ovarian volume, and a reduction in the time between the perception of pubertal findings by parents and the diagnosis suggests the influence of the pandemic on the normal time of puberty. |
| Starting Page | 4733 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19084733 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-04-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Pediatrics and Child Health Precocious Puberty Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
