Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate children observed for suspected precocious puberty in 5 Italian centers of Pediatric Endocrinology during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (March- September 2020), compared to subjects observed in the same period of the previous year. Design: The study population (490 children) was divided according to year of observation and final diagnosis: transient thelarche (TT), non-progressive precocious puberty (NPP), central precocious puberty (CPP), or early puberty (EP). Results: Between March and September 2020, 338 subjects were referred for suspected precocious puberty, compared to 152 subjects in the same period of 2019 (+222%). The increase was observed in girls (328 subjects in 2020 versus 140 in 2019, p<0.05), especially during the second half of the period considered (92 girls from March to May versus 236 girls from June to September); while no difference was observed in boys (10 subjects in 2020 versus 12 in 2019). The percentage of girls with confirmed CPP was higher in 2020, compared to 2019 (135/328 girls [41%] versus 37/140 [26%], p<0.01). Anthropometric and hormonal parameters in 2019 and 2020 CPP girls were not different; 2020 CPP girls showed a more prolonged use of electronic devices and a more sedentary lifestyle both before and during the pandemic, compared to the rest of the 2020 population. Conclusions: The present findings corroborate the recently reported association between the complex lifestyle changes related to the lockdown and a higher incidence of central precocious puberty in Italian girls.

Sedentary lifestyle and precocious puberty in girls during COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian experience / Chioma, Laura; Bizzarri, Carla; Verzani, Martina; Fava, Daniela; Salerno, Mariacarolina; Capalbo, Donatella; Guzzetti, Chiara; Penta, Laura; Di Luigi, Luigi; Di Iorgi, Natascia; Maghnie, Mohamad; Loche, Sandro; Cappa, Marco. - In: ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS. - ISSN 2049-3614. - 11:2(2022), pp. e210650-e210650. [10.1530/EC-21-0650]

Sedentary lifestyle and precocious puberty in girls during COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian experience

Salerno, Mariacarolina;Capalbo, Donatella;
2022

Abstract

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate children observed for suspected precocious puberty in 5 Italian centers of Pediatric Endocrinology during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (March- September 2020), compared to subjects observed in the same period of the previous year. Design: The study population (490 children) was divided according to year of observation and final diagnosis: transient thelarche (TT), non-progressive precocious puberty (NPP), central precocious puberty (CPP), or early puberty (EP). Results: Between March and September 2020, 338 subjects were referred for suspected precocious puberty, compared to 152 subjects in the same period of 2019 (+222%). The increase was observed in girls (328 subjects in 2020 versus 140 in 2019, p<0.05), especially during the second half of the period considered (92 girls from March to May versus 236 girls from June to September); while no difference was observed in boys (10 subjects in 2020 versus 12 in 2019). The percentage of girls with confirmed CPP was higher in 2020, compared to 2019 (135/328 girls [41%] versus 37/140 [26%], p<0.01). Anthropometric and hormonal parameters in 2019 and 2020 CPP girls were not different; 2020 CPP girls showed a more prolonged use of electronic devices and a more sedentary lifestyle both before and during the pandemic, compared to the rest of the 2020 population. Conclusions: The present findings corroborate the recently reported association between the complex lifestyle changes related to the lockdown and a higher incidence of central precocious puberty in Italian girls.
2022
Sedentary lifestyle and precocious puberty in girls during COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian experience / Chioma, Laura; Bizzarri, Carla; Verzani, Martina; Fava, Daniela; Salerno, Mariacarolina; Capalbo, Donatella; Guzzetti, Chiara; Penta, Laura; Di Luigi, Luigi; Di Iorgi, Natascia; Maghnie, Mohamad; Loche, Sandro; Cappa, Marco. - In: ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS. - ISSN 2049-3614. - 11:2(2022), pp. e210650-e210650. [10.1530/EC-21-0650]
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