Pubertal Timing and Health-Related Quality of Life-A Cross-Sectional Study of Polish Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: In research on the relationship between pubertal timing and adolescent health, more attention is typically given to early rather than late maturation, as well as the associated risk of engaging in health-compromising behaviors. The aim of this study was to assess changes in HRQL (health-related quality of life) depending on subjectively perceived pubertal timing, measured in five categories. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in spring 2024 in a western region of Poland (N = 9411; mean age 15.15 ± 1.56 years). Mean KIDSCREEN-27 index scores were compared according to self-reported pubertal timing, and five relevant general linear models were estimated, adjusting analyses for respondents' age, sex, and the remaining four HRQL s

SUBMITTER: Izdebski Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12195768 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature