Obesity Is Associated With Hyperandrogenemia in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Girls Aged 6 to 18 Years
In a nationally representative sample of US girls, obesity is associated with elevated free testosterone, suggesting an important relationship between obesity and peripubertal hyperandrogenemia.
Authors
- Aaron Pannone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-2700)
- Christopher R. McCartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5421-4982)
- Christine M Burt Solorzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-2995)
- Su Hee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2530-867X)
- Mark Daniel DeBoer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-591X)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- West Virginia University Hospitals (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae645
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.87
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development