hrp0089p2-p303 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty P2 | ESPE2018

Foot Length Growth is a Novel Marker of Early Puberty

Balzer Ben , Lun Cheng Hoi , Garden Frances , Luscombe Georgina , Paxton Karen , Hawke Catherine , Handelsman David , Steinbeck Katharine

Introduction: Pubertal growth is hormone dependent. The anthropometric (height, weight) and sexual (Tanner stage (TS)) changes are accompanied by growth in foot length. However, the relationship between changes in foot length and other anthropometry remains unclear. Our aim was to determine how changes in foot length relate to growth parameters (height and weight), self-rated TS and serum sex steroids.Methods: We used data from the Adolescent Rural Cohor...