Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096p16 | Adrenals and HPA Axis | IMPE2023

Associations between puberty and physical development based on the outcomes of girls with earlier breast development

Zhao Manman , Cao Bingyan , Liu Meijuan , Gong Chunxiu

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...

impe0096fc15.3 | Puberty and Pituitary | IMPE2023

The critical BMI hypothesis for puberty initiation and the gender prevalence difference: evidence from an epidemiological survey in Beijing, China

Liu Meijuan , Cao Bingyan , Luo Qipeng , Wang Qiao , Liu Min , Liang Xuejun , Wu Di , Li Wenjing , Su Chang , Chen Jiajia , Gong Chunxiu

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...