Assessment of the median ages at sexual maturation stages of Brazilian schoolchildren according to overweight status and type of school over a 5-year period: 2007-2012/2013.

Luísa Harumi MatsuoFernando AdamiDiego Augusto Santos SilvaFrancisco de Assis Guedes de VasconcelosGiana Zarbato LongoJean Henri Maselli SchoueriPatrícia de Fragas Hinnig

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2021)

The median age of Tanner's stages after 5 years was reduced in both sexes. In overweight girls, the reduction was more pronounced. The results by type of school were inconsistent.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
weight loss
weight gain
body mass index