Adrenal androgen trajectories are established during childhood in preterm boys.
Kjersti Kvernebo SunnergrenAnn-Katrine KarlssonKerstin AllvinStaffan NilssonCarina Ankarberg-LindgrenJovanna DahlgrenPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)
The trajectories of anthropometric parameters and adrenal androgen secretion were consistent from 5 to 10 years of age in this cohort. The body composition reflected by current weight and the waist-to-height ratio, rather than gestational age and birth size, was associated with adrenal androgen secretion.