ESPE Abstracts

Context: Specific references for height, weight and BMI that consider the maturation tempo for onset of puberty are lacking worldwide.Aim: To fill the gap, by developing specific pubertal references for heightSDS, weightSDS and BMISDS, all aligned for the individual onset of puberty.Method: Reference population: a subgroup of GrowUp1990Gothenburg cohort of 1572 (763 girls) health...

Background: Growth in height during puberty can be described by the QEPS-model as a combination of continuous basal growth, QES, and a specific pubertal growth function, P.Objective and hypotheses: To study the relationship between childhood BMISDS and the prepubertal gain and pubertal gain related to growth functions from the QEPS-model.Method: The longitudinally followed GrowUpGothenburg 1990 birth co...

Background, objective and hypotheses: By using QEPS, a new mathematic growth model, different components of growth can be analyzed, comparing secular trends of prepubertal and pubertal growth in Swedish birth cohorts born 1974 and 1990.Materials and methods: Two birth cohorts followed to adult height (AH) born around 1974 (1691 boys; 1666 girls) and 1990 (1647 boys; 1501 girls) being healthy, Nordic and born term. A subpopulation of 1974 (1177 boys; 1168...

Background: Weight in childhood may influence the pubertal timing and pattern of growth.Objective: To investigate the impact of BMI in childhood on further growth, especially the specific pubertal pattern of growth.Method: The longitudinally followed GrowUpGothenburg1990 birth cohort, was analyzed using the QEPS growth model (Nierop et al. Horm Res in Ped. 2013; 80(suppl 1):152–153) (describi...