Pubertal timing, depressive symptoms, and depression in adolescent males: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early pubertal timing is associated with depressive symptoms in girls, but studies in boys are limited and have yielded conflicting results.

Methods

N = 4,664 male participants from a UK birth cohort (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - ALSPAC). Seven indicators of pubertal timing were measured repeatedly from 7 to 17 years (age at: peak height velocity, peak weight velocity, peak bone mineral content velocity, Tanner stage 3 pubic hair, Tanner stage 3 genitalia, axillary hair, and voice break), categorised into 'early', 'on-time,' and 'late' (mean ± 1 SD). Depressive symptoms (binary variable indicating higher versus lower levels) were assessed at 14 and 18 years, and depression (ICD-10 diagnosis) was assessed at 18 years. Multivariable logistic reg

SUBMITTER: Tarif D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968118 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature