Suikkanen, J;
Nurhonen, M;
Cole, TJ;
Paalanne, M;
Matinolli, H-M;
Tikanmaki, M;
Vaarasmaki, M;
... Kajantie, E; + view all
(2021)
Preterm birth and subsequent timing of pubertal growth, menarche, and voice break.
Pediatric Research
10.1038/s41390-021-01690-5.
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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 were 0.1 (95% CI: −0.2 to 0.4) years/0.2 (−0.1 to 0.4) for very or moderately/late preterm born men and −0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3)/−0.0 (−0.3 to 0.2) for women, respectively. Being born small for gestational age was not associated with pubertal growth. Age at menarche or voice break was similar in all the gestational age groups. Conclusions: Timing of pubertal growth and age at menarche or voice break were similar in participants born preterm and at term.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Preterm birth and subsequent timing of pubertal growth, menarche, and voice break |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41390-021-01690-5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01690-5 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2021. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Pediatrics, YOUNG-ADULTS, PREMATURE BIRTH, CHILDREN BORN, FINAL HEIGHT, RISK-FACTORS, WEIGHT, AGE, ONSET, ADOLESCENTS, INFANTS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134179 |
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