ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Environ Health Perspect. 2019 Jan;127(1):17004.This population-based cohort study suggests sex-specific associations between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and subsequent altered pubertal development.Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) impact populations as much as individuals given their ubiquity in our e...

To read the full abstract: Acta Paediatr. 2019 Jun;108(6):1008–1015.This meta-analysis reviews the association between physical activity and age at menarche.The onset of puberty is a multifactorial trait including a wide range of genetic and environmental components. Age at menarche has been associated with several environmental factors such as ...

To read the full abstract: Pregnancy Hypertens. 2019 Jan;15:134–140.This observational cohort study highlights the negative association between age at menarche and blood pressure in pregnancy, and the probable relationship with BMI and insulin resistance.Age at menarche (AAM) is influenced by genetic and environmental determinants (1). Given that some...

To read the full abstract: Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Jan;3(1):44–54.This article reviews cross-sectional, longitudinal and intervention studies regarding the bidirectional relationship between obesity and puberty.An increasing prevalence of obesity amongst children and adolescents is reported globally. Epidemiological cross-sectional and...