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Article: Leg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: The guangzhou biobank cohort study

TitleLeg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: The guangzhou biobank cohort study
Authors
Issue Date2010
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1042-0533/
Citation
American Journal Of Human Biology, 2010, v. 22 n. 5, p. 683-687 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives: Leg length and relative leg length are considered to be reliable markers of prepubertal living conditions. Cessation of leg growth, driven by estrogen, occurs earlier in puberty in girls than boys.We hypothesized that leg length and relative leg length, as sitting height to leg ratio, might have sex-specific associations with age of puberty. Methods: We used multivariable linear regression in 10,046 older (≥50 years) Chinese from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (Phase 3) to examine the associations of recalled age of puberty (women: age of menarche, and men: mean age of first nocturnal emission, voice breaking, and first pubic hair) with subischeal leg length, sitting height to leg ratio, and sitting height. Results: Leg length and sitting height to leg ratio had different associations with age of puberty in men and women (P-values for interaction <0.001), but sitting height did not. Per year earlier puberty, legs were longer among men by 0.09 cm (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.01-0.18) and shorter among women by 20.16 cm (95% CI 20.20 to 20.12). Further adjustment for age, hip size (as a marker of buttock fat), and several markers of childhood conditions did not obviate the difference in association by sex. Conclusions: Adult leg length and relative leg length (sitting height to leg ratio) may be biomarkers of different exposures in men and women, with corresponding implications for their interpretation as a biomarker of early life exposures. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125619
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.646
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong Foundation for Development and Research
University of Hong Kong University Research Committee Strategic Research Theme Public Health (Hong Kong)
Guangzhou Public Health Bureau
Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau (Guangzhou, China)
University of Birmingham (UK)
Clinical Trial Service Unit, The University of Oxford
Funding Information:

Contract grant sponsors The University of Hong Kong Foundation for Development and Research, The University of Hong Kong University Research Committee Strategic Research Theme Public Health (Hong Kong), Guangzhou Public Health Bureau, Guangzhou Science and Technology Bureau (Guangzhou, China), The University of Birmingham (UK)

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dc.contributor.authorSchooling, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJiang, CQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAdab, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:41:51Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:41:51Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Human Biology, 2010, v. 22 n. 5, p. 683-687en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1042-0533en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125619-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Leg length and relative leg length are considered to be reliable markers of prepubertal living conditions. Cessation of leg growth, driven by estrogen, occurs earlier in puberty in girls than boys.We hypothesized that leg length and relative leg length, as sitting height to leg ratio, might have sex-specific associations with age of puberty. Methods: We used multivariable linear regression in 10,046 older (≥50 years) Chinese from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (Phase 3) to examine the associations of recalled age of puberty (women: age of menarche, and men: mean age of first nocturnal emission, voice breaking, and first pubic hair) with subischeal leg length, sitting height to leg ratio, and sitting height. Results: Leg length and sitting height to leg ratio had different associations with age of puberty in men and women (P-values for interaction <0.001), but sitting height did not. Per year earlier puberty, legs were longer among men by 0.09 cm (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.01-0.18) and shorter among women by 20.16 cm (95% CI 20.20 to 20.12). Further adjustment for age, hip size (as a marker of buttock fat), and several markers of childhood conditions did not obviate the difference in association by sex. Conclusions: Adult leg length and relative leg length (sitting height to leg ratio) may be biomarkers of different exposures in men and women, with corresponding implications for their interpretation as a biomarker of early life exposures. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1042-0533/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Human Biologyen_HK
dc.rightsAmerican Journal of Human Biology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.-
dc.subject.meshAge Factors-
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics and numerical data-
dc.subject.meshLeg - anatomy and histology - growth and development-
dc.subject.meshPuberty - physiology-
dc.subject.meshSex Characteristics-
dc.titleLeg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population: The guangzhou biobank cohort studyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajhb.21067en_HK
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