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Sexual maturation in Thai boys

dc.contributor.authorP. Mahachoklertwattanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorU. Suthutvoravuten_US
dc.contributor.authorP. Poomthavornen_US
dc.contributor.authorS. Charoenkiatkulen_US
dc.contributor.authorU. Udomsubpayakulen_US
dc.contributor.authorR. Rajatanavinen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-24T08:48:48Z
dc.date.available2018-09-24T08:48:48Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: A worldwide secular trend towards earlier onset of puberty in girls has been noted during recent years. However, the data on sexual maturation of boys are relatively scarce and normative data of sexual maturation in Thai boys are still lacking. Aim: To determine the age of secondary sexual maturation in normal Thai boys. Methods: Three hundred healthy urban boys aged 9-18 years were recruited during January 1997 to December 1999. Genital and pubic hair maturity staging was determined using the method of Marshall and Tanner. Testicular size was assessed by Prader orchidometer. Probit analysis was used to analyze the onset of puberty (gonadarche) and pubarche. Results: Median (range) ages of the onset of puberty and pubarche were 10.8 (9.5-12) and 12.4 (10.9-13.9) years, respectively. Conclusion: The age of onset of genital development in boys living in Bangkok seems to be slightly earlier than that of boys in other countries. However, the onset of pubic hair development is comparable. © Freund Publishing House Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. Vol.23, No.1-2 (2010), 65-71en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/JPEM.2010.23.1-2.65en_US
dc.identifier.issn0334018Xen_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-77950838830en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28812
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biologyen_US
dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleSexual maturation in Thai boysen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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