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Increased Incidence of Precocious Puberty in Girls During COVID-19 Pandemic: Early Indicator of the Upcoming Childhood Metabolic Syndrome Pandemic?
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Itani, Alaa Hamdan, Aya Abou Zgheib, Hawraa Ghandour, Zeina Costanian, Christy Azar, Ahlam |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Abstract | To evaluate retrospectively the incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP) during the COVID 19 lockdown and comparing the data with the corresponding data from the previous 2 years. The study included 23 girls with CPP and 14 patients with early puberty. Nineteen patients were newly diagnosed with CPP compared to 4 patients diagnosed with CPP during the previous 2 years. The number of new patients diagnosed with CPP was significantly higher than the mean during the previous 2 years (P < .001). There were more overweight patients with CPP during and after the lockdown (P < .05). These patients had also increased uterus length (P < .05) and more advanced bone age (P < .05). The increase in the incidence of central precocious puberty during and after the lockdown due to COVID 19 can be considered a serious consequence of the increased fat mass and an early indicator of the worsening of childhood obesity. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2333794X221134565?download=true |
| ISSN | 2333794X |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Journal | Global Pediatric Health (GPH) |
| e-ISSN | 2333794X |
| DOI | 10.1177/2333794X221134565 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications CA |
| Publisher Date | 2022-12-12 |
| Publisher Place | Los Angeles |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | adiposity precocious puberty early puberty childhood obesity COVID-19 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pediatrics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
