Early sexual maturation, central adiposity and subsequent overweight in late adolescence. A four-year follow-up of 1605 adolescent Norwegian boys and girls: the Young HUNT study

Bratberg, Grete Helen; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Vatten, Lars J.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-54

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“…Several definitions are used to describe timing of puberty: age at menarche (11,12,16,21,(28)(29)(30), age at clinical onset of puberty (12,30,31) and age at peak height velocity (32). Using age at menarche, we found that the development of fat mass is significantly different in girls with an early and a late menarche.…”

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Changes and Tracking of Fat Mass in Pubertal Girls

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Coeverden

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et al. 2010

Obesity

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Puberty is a critical period in body composition development. The influence of puberty on the development of fat mass asks for further investigation. We investigated the development of fat mass during puberty in a longitudinal prospective study in 152 healthy nonobese white girls, initial ages between 9 to 12 years. The influence of menarcheal age and the existing of tracking of fat mass have been analyzed. In 10 years time, participants were measured on eight time points. Various anthropometric data were collected, breast development was staged according to Tanner and body composition was determined with the dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Calculations were made with the use of a linear mixed model. Fat mass increases from 7.9 kg (23.6%) at B1 to 18.5 kg (29.3%) at B5. Fat mass is higher in girls with an early menarche than in girls with a late menarche from B2. Girls in the quartile with initially the lowest fat mass have a chance of being in the same quartile after 10 years of 77% (P < 0.001). Girls in the quartile with initially the highest fat mass, have a risk of staying in the highest quartile of 55% (P < 0.001). Menarcheal age is of great influence on the development of fat mass. Girls with an early menarche, will have a bigger fat mass, especially at the end of puberty. Tracking of fat mass exists: a high amount of fat mass in early puberty will continue to exist at young adulthood.

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confidence: 92%

Changes and Tracking of Fat Mass in Pubertal Girls

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et al. 2010

Obesity

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“…In fact, it has been shown that nearly all the influence of early menarche on adult excess weight is a result of the influence of elevated relative weight on early maturation (Freedman et al, 2003;Must et al, 2005). Also, results from a prospective study conducted in Norway showed that early menarche onset was not associated with excess weight in girls that were relatively lean at the entry of the study (Bratberg et al, 2007).…”

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Ovarian function and obesity—Interrelationship, impact on women's reproductive lifespan and treatment options

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Teede

2010

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

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Insulin resistance (IR) is a consequence of obesity, and in women it is often inextricably linked with ovarian function leading to clinical reproductive manifestations such as early menarche onset, subfertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Likewise, the dramatic fall in oestrogen production after menopause may contribute to weight gain and changes in adipose tissue distribution.Overall, women who are obese, especially those with reproductive complications including PCOS, have been identified as specific high risk subgroups for further progression through to prediabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and potentially cardiovascular disease (CVD). This review focuses on the interrelationship between the ovarian function and obesity as well as its treatment strategies.

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“…La presencia de tejido adiposo a corta edad, unida a la maduración sexual temprana (>12,5 años), incrementa el IMC durante la adolescencia (47). En el presente estudio, la diferencia entre grupos en cuanto a la edad de la menarquia no fue significativa.…”

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