Associations between birth characteristics, pubertal timing and adult height.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study investigated the association between gestational age and birth size with pubertal timing, measured as peak height velocity, and adult height.

Methods

This retrospective, population-based study was conducted in Sweden in 2023. A sub-group of the 1974 and 1990 GrowUp Gothenburg cohorts was used (n = 4700, 50% males). The subgroup consisted of healthy individuals with Nordic ethnicity, known parental heights and measured adult heights. Data on birth characteristics (gestational age, birth length, birth weight) were collected. Pubertal timing was assessed as age at peak height velocity. Univariable linear regression analysis and bivariate correlations were conducted to answer the research questions.

Results

Gestational age was not associated with age at pea

SUBMITTER: Skogastierna C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11828727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature