Puberty timing associated with obesity and central obesity in Chinese Han girls

• Main Authors: Qiguo Lian (Author), Yanyan Mao (Author), Shan Luo (Author), Shucheng Zhang (Author), Xiaowen Tu (Author), Xiayun Zuo (Author), Chaohua Lou (Author), Weijin Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is growing scientific evidence supports a link between increased childhood adiposity and early onset of puberty in girls worldwide in recent decades. However, the data from Chinese girls remain ambiguous. The aims of this study were to estimate the puberty milestones and ex...