Comparison of central precocious puberty frequency before and during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of central precocious puberty (CPP) throughout the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out following the principles outlined by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA, 2020).

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and WANFANG databases were searched from January 1, 2019, to March 30, 2023.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

(1) children and adolescents ≤ 15 years; (2) studies with the outcome of frequency of central precocious puberty, measured prior to and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) a novel CPP diagnosis was created depending on all of the fol

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484383 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature