Critical body fat percentage required for puberty onset: the Taiwan Pubertal Longitudinal Study.
L HuangJ-W HouH-Y FanM-C TsaiC YangJ B HsuYang Ching ChenPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)
BFP is an essential predictor of age at puberty onset. BFP first decreases and then begins to increase 3-6 months before puberty in girls. Parents and schools could monitor the BFP of prepubescent girls every 6 months to predict puberty onset.
Keyphrases