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SUBMITTER: Deardorff J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837899 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deardorff Julianna J Reeves Jonathan W JW Hyland Carly C Tilles Sasha S Rauch Stephen S Kogut Katherine K Greenspan Louise C LC Shirtcliff Elizabeth E Lustig Robert H RH Eskenazi Brenda B Harley Kim K
American journal of epidemiology 20220101 1
Secular trends in earlier initiation of puberty have been observed in recent decades. One risk factor appears to be increases in adiposity, as measured by body mass index. This trend is particularly notable among Latino populations, who have higher rates of overweight/obesity compared with non-Latino White youth. Previous research has focused primarily on White girls, resulting in data gaps regarding male puberty and among potentially high-risk populations. Using data from the Center for the Hea ...[more]