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出生特征,青春期时间和成年人身高之间的关联
Carin Skogastierna1,2, Nazli Kalay2, Diana Swolin-Eide1,2
1Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|October 14, 2024
概括
妊娠年龄没有影响青春期时间或成年人身高. 然而,在健康个体的这项研究中,更大的出生尺寸,特别是长度,与更大的成年人身高有关.
科学领域:
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 人类的成长和发展是人类的成长和发展.
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
背景情况:
- 了解影响青春期时间和成年人身高的因素对于儿科健康至关重要.
- 出生特征,包括妊娠年龄和体型,是后期生长轨迹的潜在早期指标.
- 之前的研究对产前因素与产后生长结果之间的准确关联产生了不同的结果.
研究的目的:
- 调查妊娠年龄和出生大小 (长度和体重) 与青春期时间 (高峰高度速度的年龄) 和成年人身高之间的关系.
- 确定早期生长参数对最终成年人身高的预测值.
- 澄清产前因素对青少年发育和最终身高的影响.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的回顾性研究,使用GrowUp哥德堡队列 (n=4700) 的数据.
- 包括健康的北欧民族个体,记录出生特征和成人身高.
- 使用无变量线性回归和双变量相关性来评估关联的统计分析.
主要成果:
- 妊娠年龄与峰值高度速度或成年人身高的年龄没有显著的关联.
- 出生的长度和出生体重分别解释了12%和8%的成人身高变异 (p≤0.001).
- 出生大小仅表现出在峰值身高速度时年龄变化的一小部分解释力.
结论:
- 妊娠年龄不是青春期时间或成年人身高的决定因素.
- 出生尺寸,特别是出生长度,与达到更高的成人身高有积极的联系.
- 出生大小和青春期的时间 (峰值身高速度) 之间的关联很弱.
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