Preterm birth and subsequent timing of pubertal growth, menarche, and voice break.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We evaluated pubertal growth and pubertal timing of participants born preterm compared to those born at term.

Methods

In the ESTER Preterm Birth Study, we collected growth data and measured final height of men/women born very or moderately preterm (<34 gestational weeks, n = 52/55), late preterm (34-<37 weeks, 94/106), and term (≥37 weeks, 131/151), resulting in median 9 measurements at ≥6 years. Timing of menarche or voice break was self-reported. Peak height velocity (PHV, cm/year) and age at PHV (years) were compared with SuperImposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) model (sexes separately).

Results

Age at PHV (years) and PHV (cm/year) were similar in all gestational age groups. Compared to term controls, insignificant differences in age at PHV we

SUBMITTER: Suikkanen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature