Overweight and Obesity in Children as Predictors of Early Puberty: A Meta-Analysis
- Authors: Kovtun O.P.1, Brodovskaya T.O.1, Ustyuzhanina M.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Ural State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 79, No 1 (2024)
- Pages: 60-69
- Section: PEDIATRICS: CURRENT ISSUES
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/vramn/article/view/254300
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.15690/vramn8810
- ID: 254300
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Background. Obesity and overweight among children remains to be an actual problem. To date, the relationship between them and puberty has not been determined. Objective — to estimate the overweight and obesity impact on puberty in boys and girls.
Methods. The search for relevant sources was carried out in the Medline/PubMed, Researchgate, Elibrary, www.clinicaltrials.gov, www.clinicaltrialresults.org databases for the period from 2000 to 2023. Nine studies with a total of 24, 542 participants aged 0 to 18 years were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis.
Results. A significant relationship was established between precocious puberty in overweight/obese girls OR 2.23 (CI 1.63–3.05; p < 0.00001) and a tendency to accelerated puberty in boys OR 1.43 (CI 0.92–2.23; p = 0.11).
Conclusion. Overweight and obesity in children are determinants of faster rates of puberty, in particular among girls.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Olga P. Kovtun
Ural State Medical University
Email: usma@usma.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5250-7351
SPIN-code: 9919-9048
Scopus Author ID: 23980378200
MD, PhD, Professor, Academician of the RAS
Russian Federation, 3 Repina str., 620028, YekaterinburgTatyana O. Brodovskaya
Ural State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: tbrod80@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2847-4422
SPIN-code: 7798-7054
Scopus Author ID: 57203961225
MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Russian Federation, 3 Repina str., 620028, YekaterinburgMargarita A. Ustyuzhanina
Ural State Medical University
Email: ustmargarita@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4285-6902
SPIN-code: 5438-4476
MD, PhD, Associate Professor]
Russian Federation, 3 Repina str., 620028, YekaterinburgReferences
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