Investigating the relationship between precocious puberty and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Obesity is reported to be closely relevant to early sexual development but the relationship between sexual precocity and obesity or central obesity is still inconsistent, especially in boys. We aimed to investigate the relationship between precocious puberty and obesity as well as central obesity.

Design

A large population-based cross-sectional study using multistage, stratified cluster random sampling.

Setting

Data from the Shanghai Children's Health, Education and Lifestyle Evaluation (SCHEDULE) study in June 2014.

Participants

17 620 Chinese children aged 6-12 years.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Obesity was defined by WHO Child Growth Standards. Central obesity was defined by sex-specific waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) cut-offs (WHt

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature