Open AccessDelayed menarche in girls with chronic kidney disease and the association with short stature
Author(s) -
Hannah S. Kim,
Derek K. Ng,
Matthew B. Matheson,
Meredith A. Atkinson,
Bradley A. Warady,
Susan L. Furth,
Rebecca L. Ruebner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1432-198X
pISSN - 0931-041X
DOI - 10.1007/s00467-020-04559-7
Subject(s) - menarche , medicine , demography , cohort , kidney disease , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , physics , sociology , optics
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have delays in normal growth and pubertal development. We describe factors associated with delayed menarche and the association of delayed menarche with short stature in girls with CKD.