Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
Abdulmoein E Al-Agha
P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Early Puberty and its Effect on Height in Young Saudi Females: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Abdulmoein E Al-Agha, Afnan A Hadadi and Bara’ah OTatwanyAbdulmoein E Al-Agha, Afnan A Hadadi and Bara’ah OTatwany
Background: Linear growth in females is influenced by many factors, one of them is puberty. Due to theworldwide downward trend in age of menarche, early puberty could be one of the causative factors of short stature.
Objective: The study was aimed at finding out the effect of early puberty on final height and to detect deviation from the target height in young females. The age group selected for the study, ranges from 6-14 years, living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This study was carried out in Jeddah for the complete month of July 2014. For the conduction of this study, a cross sectional study design was used. The total sample size was 586 young females selected from different areas in Jeddah. A manual height measuring tape and board was used to.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0665.1000233