Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking in pregnancy, and alcohol intake in pregnancy in relation to pubertal timing in the children

Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking in pregnancy, and alcohol intake in pregnancy in relation to pubertal timing in the children

Abstract Background Earlier pubertal timing has been observed in many countries. We aimed to explore if prenatal exposure to maternal obesity, smoking, and alcohol intake was associated with timing of puberty by use of a novel marker of pubertal timing: ‘the height difference in standard deviations’...

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Main Authors: Nis Brix, Andreas Ernst, Lea Lykke Braskhøj Lauridsen, Erik Thorlund Parner, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Jørn Olsen, Tine Brink Henriksen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Puberty
Marker of pubertal timing
Prenatal exposures
Smoking
Alcohol consumption
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1715-0

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