Open AccessPubertal onset in apparently healthy Indian boys and impact of obesity
Author(s) -
Vineet Surana,
Aashima Dabas,
Rajesh Khadgawat,
Raman K. Marwaha,
V. Sreenivas,
Mohd Ashraf Ganie,
Nidhi Gupta,
Neena Mehan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_18_17
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , body mass index , luteinizing hormone , pubic hair , testosterone (patch) , bone age , anthropometry , endocrinology , confidence interval , obesity , follicle stimulating hormone , hormone
Primary - to determine the age of pubertal onset in Indian boys. Secondary - (a) to assess the impact of obesity on pubertal timing, (b) to assess the relationship between gonadotropins and puberty.