Article: Measurement of pubertal status with a Chinese self-report Pubertal Development Scale

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TitleMeasurement of pubertal status with a Chinese self-report Pubertal Development Scale
AuthorsChan, NPT1
Sung, RYT1
Nelson, EAS1
So, HK1
Tse, YK1
Kong, APS1
KeywordsAdolescence
Hong Kong Chinese
Pubertal Development Scale
Sexual maturation
Tanner pubertal assessment questionnaire
Issue Date2010
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=1092-7875
CitationMaternal And Child Health Journal, 2010, v. 14 n. 3, p. 466-473 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-009-0481-2
AbstractThis cross sectional study of 290 Chinese children aged 8-18 years, evaluated a Chinese version of the self-reported Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) against both raters' and self-reported Tanner assessment of pubertal status. Children completed both the self-reported PDS and self-reported Tanner pubertal questionnaire prior to physical examination through visual depiction by a same gender rater. Puberty Category Scores (PCS) which were derived from the PDS, was used to categorize children into one of five pubertal development stages. Tanner derived composite stage (TDCS) which was derived from the Tanner pubertal questionnaires, was used to compare with PCS to obtain the inter-rater agreement. Moderately high agreements were found between raters' TDCS and PCS in girls [weighted kappa (WK) 0.57 (0.44, 0.71); Kendallτ-b 0.60 (0.51, 0.69)] and in boys [WK 0.58 (0.47, 0.69), Kendallτ-b 0.50 (0.38, 0.62)]. The correlation between selfreported PDS and rater's assessment was substantial in girls [Kendallτ-b 0.61 (0.54, 0.69)] and moderate in boys [Kendallτ-b 0.49 (0.38, 0.61)]. The Hong Kong Chinese children and adolescents were able to reliably estimate their own sexual maturation status (SMS) using a Chinese version PDS. This instrument may be useful in epidemiological studies when cost, privacy and other concerns preclude the use of other SMS assessment tools. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.
ISSN1092-7875
2011 Impact Factor: 2.243
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.131
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-009-0481-2
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dc.contributor.authorChan, NPT
dc.contributor.authorSung, RYT
dc.contributor.authorNelson, EAS
dc.contributor.authorSo, HK
dc.contributor.authorTse, YK
dc.contributor.authorKong, APS
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-25T04:56:13Z
dc.date.available2012-10-25T04:56:13Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis cross sectional study of 290 Chinese children aged 8-18 years, evaluated a Chinese version of the self-reported Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) against both raters' and self-reported Tanner assessment of pubertal status. Children completed both the self-reported PDS and self-reported Tanner pubertal questionnaire prior to physical examination through visual depiction by a same gender rater. Puberty Category Scores (PCS) which were derived from the PDS, was used to categorize children into one of five pubertal development stages. Tanner derived composite stage (TDCS) which was derived from the Tanner pubertal questionnaires, was used to compare with PCS to obtain the inter-rater agreement. Moderately high agreements were found between raters' TDCS and PCS in girls [weighted kappa (WK) 0.57 (0.44, 0.71); Kendallτ-b 0.60 (0.51, 0.69)] and in boys [WK 0.58 (0.47, 0.69), Kendallτ-b 0.50 (0.38, 0.62)]. The correlation between selfreported PDS and rater's assessment was substantial in girls [Kendallτ-b 0.61 (0.54, 0.69)] and moderate in boys [Kendallτ-b 0.49 (0.38, 0.61)]. The Hong Kong Chinese children and adolescents were able to reliably estimate their own sexual maturation status (SMS) using a Chinese version PDS. This instrument may be useful in epidemiological studies when cost, privacy and other concerns preclude the use of other SMS assessment tools. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.
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dc.identifier.citationMaternal And Child Health Journal, 2010, v. 14 n. 3, p. 466-473 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-009-0481-2
dc.identifier.citeulike4877617
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-009-0481-2
dc.identifier.epage473
dc.identifier.hkuros203787
dc.identifier.issn1092-7875
2011 Impact Factor: 2.243
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.131
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid19517073
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77954933948
dc.identifier.spage466
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/169839
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=1092-7875
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofMaternal and Child Health Journal
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Group - Ethnology - Genetics
dc.subject.meshBody Height
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Index
dc.subject.meshBody Weight
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHong Kong
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshObserver Variation
dc.subject.meshPhysical Examination
dc.subject.meshPuberty - Ethnology - Physiology
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires - Standards
dc.subject.meshSelf-Assessment
dc.subject.meshSexual Maturation
dc.subject.meshWaist Circumference
dc.subject.meshWaist-Hip Ratio
dc.subjectAdolescence
dc.subjectHong Kong Chinese
dc.subjectPubertal Development Scale
dc.subjectSexual maturation
dc.subjectTanner pubertal assessment questionnaire
dc.titleMeasurement of pubertal status with a Chinese self-report Pubertal Development Scale
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Chinese University of Hong Kong