Puberty and Influencing Factors in Schoolgirls Living in Istanbul: End of the Secular Trend?

Atay Z., Turan S., GÜRAN T., FURMAN A., BEREKET A.

PEDIATRICS, vol.128, no.1, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 128 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1542/peds.2010-2267
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: BMI, secular trends, socioeconomic status, food intake, SEXUAL-MATURATION, AGE, MENARCHE, GIRLS, PATTERN
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To (1) establish the median ages at menarche and pubertal stages and investigate influential factors and (2) assess the secular trend in reaching puberty in a transitional society.