The pubertal growth spurt is diminished in children with severe obesity.

CONCLUSIONS: Obesity in childhood impairs the pubertal growth spurt in a severity-related fashion. IMPACT: The higher the BMI in childhood, the lower the pubertal height gain in children with moderate-to-extreme obesity. For boys with obesity, the higher the BMI, the earlier the onset of pubertal growth. The results contribute to the research field of how weight status in childhood is related to pubertal timing and pubertal growth. The results have implications for understanding how childhood obesity is related to further growth. PMID: 33173182 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Pediatric Research - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research