Obesity and sex steroid changes across puberty: Evidence for marked hyperandrogenemia in pre- and early pubertal obese girls
Obesity and sex steroid changes across puberty: Evidence for marked hyperandrogenemia in pre- and early pubertal obese girls
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.2006-2002
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发表时间:
2007-02-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Marshall, John C.
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作者:
McCartney, Christopher R.;Blank, Susan K.;Marshall, John C.
Context: Peripubertal obesity is associated with abnormal sex steroid concentrations, but the timing of onset and degree of these abnormalities remain unclear.Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the degree of hyperandrogenemia across puberty in obese girls and assess overnight sex steroid changes in Tanner stage 1-3 girls.Design: This was a cross-sectional analysis.Setting: The study was conducted at general clinical research centers.Subjects: Thirty normal-weight (body mass index for age < 85%) and 74 obese (body mass index for age >= 95%) peripubertal girls. Intervention: Blood samples (circa 0500-0700 h) were taken while fasting. Samples from the preceding evening (circa 2300 h) were obtained in 23 Tanner 1-3 girls.Main Outcome Measures: Hormone concentrations stratified by Tanner stage were measured.Results: Compared with normal-weight girls, mean free testosterone (T) was elevated 2- to 9-fold across puberty in obese girls, whereas fasting insulin was 3-fold elevated in obese Tanner 1-3 girls (P < 0.05). Mean LH was lower in obese Tanner 1 and 2 girls (P < 0.05) but not in more mature girls. In a subgroup of normal-weight Tanner 1-3 girls (n = 17), mean progesterone (P) and T increased overnight 2.3- and 2.4-fold, respectively (P