Association between dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels at 7 years old and bone mineral density at 10 years old: a prospective cohort study.
Rita Santos-SilvaManuel FontouraMilton SeveroRaquel LucasAna Cristina SantosPublished in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)
• In girls, but not in boys, higher DHEAS at age 7 was associated with higher aBMD at age 10. • This was partially explained by the indirect effect of DHEAS at age 7 on sexual maturity at age 10, as DHEAS at age 7 was positively associated with sexual maturity at age 10, which was further associated with aBMD.