ESPE Abstracts

Background: Although differences in pubertal timing alters frequency of indicators of attained stature at the extremes, its magnitude is unknown across ethnic groups of US youths.Methods: We performed analyses of anthropometry and Tanner staging data of 3206 cross-sectional national sample of youths ages 8–18y (53% male (n=1606), 72% Non-Hispanic White (NHW), 9% Mexican American (MA) and 19% Non-Hispanic Black (NHB). Specialized Tanner-stag...