IMPE Abstracts

Objective: To investigate the associations between physical and pubertal development based on the breast development outcomes in girls.Methods: This was a retrospective study. A total of 452 girls aged 6~8 years were included. Based on their breast development outcomes, the patients were divided into an idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) group and a premature thelarche (PT) group. Anthropometry included measure...

Background: Although previous studies suggested that there is a certain level of body fat mass before puberty can be initiated, most studies have focused on girls.Objective: To investigate the relationship between precocious puberty and physical growth in school-aged children in Beijing, China.Methods: 7590 Chinese children (3591 girls and 3999 boys) aged 6–11 years were recr...

Objectives: Although there are some recommendations in the literature on the assessments that should be performed in children on rhGH therapy, the level of consensus on these measurements is unclear. The objective of the current study was to identify the minimum dataset that could be measured in a routine clinical setting across the world.Methods: This exercise was undertaken through the GH Scientific Study Group (SSG) i...