Leg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort study
C. Schooling, C. Jiang, T. Lam
Sep 1, 2010
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American Journal of Human Biology
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Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: Leg length and relative leg length have sex-specific associations with the age of puberty, with girls reaching puberty earlier than boys.
Abstract
Leg length and relative leg length are considered to be reliable markers of prepubertal living conditions. Cessation of leg growth, driven by estrogen, occurs earlier in puberty in girls than boys. We hypothesized that leg length and relative leg length, as sitting height to leg ratio, might have sex‐specific associations with age of puberty.
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