Longitudinal assessment of growth velocity in relation to pubertal timing, IGF-1, fasting insulin and fat mass in healthy boys
Early maturation was associated with increased growth velocity and PHV in healthy boys. However, it was not sufficient to compensate for the shorter total growth period. IGF-I was positively associated with growth velocity.
Authors
- Casper Petri Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0250-8049)
- Rikke Beck Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4522-672X)
- Anders Juul
- Lise Aksglæde
- Kaspar Sørensen
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrine Connections
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1530/ec-25-0667
- Primary Topic
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00