Determining the timing of pubertal onset via a multicohort analysis of growth.
Essi J PeltonenHarri NiinikoskiHelena E VirtanenJorma IlonenOlli H LaitinenNina Hutri-KähönenKatja PahkalaOlli T RaitakariWiwat RodprasertJorma ToppariSuvi M VirtanenRiitta VeijolaJaakko PeltonenJaakko NevalainenPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The novel modeling approach provides an opportunity to evaluate the Tanner breast/genital stage-based pubertal onset timing in cohort studies including longitudinal data on growth but lacking pubertal follow-up.